My family hates my baby name – my parents laugh at it, it makes me so annoyed
A WOMAN has revealed her family hates her baby’s name. Her father even laughs at the name she has chosen for her son.
The anonymous expectant mother, who is pregnant with a baby boy, explains that she wants to pull her hair out when she hears her grandmother’s rude comment about her son’s nickname.
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The 22-year-old vented her frustration on social media, which left many surprised.
Post on Reddit, on the Baby bellies forum, the young woman, who posts under the username @spiderwaves, shared her post with the caption, “Family hates all my baby names.”
The pregnant woman then revealed, “I’ve had several ideas, but I fell in love with the name Shiloh Stellan.
“Even though I know it’s MY son and therefore MY decision, it’s starting to hurt and really irritate me that my parents laugh and make fun of every name idea I have, even when I’m so sure about a name that they make me doubt it and then tell me what names THEMSELVES like.”
The woman then went on to share how her grandmother reacted to the name she had chosen. She added: “Even my grandmother said, ‘I’ll call him whatever I want to call him,’ when I told her what I wanted to call him.”
The distraught woman claimed that while she was determined to choose a name, she was fed up with her family’s reactions.
She continued: “I’m so annoyed I could pull my hair out.
“I have already ordered things with the name I chose for MY SON, but my mother and stepfather just belittle me and say that it is not their son they can name.
“It’s one thing to receive criticism from strangers on Reddit, but it’s disheartening to receive so much hate from my family.
“They also really did everything they could to give him the same middle name as my stepfather.”
She indicated that she is unsure how to handle the situation. She concluded, “I don’t know what to do because I don’t want them to make my son feel like there’s something wrong with his name or call him by a different name.”
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Reddit users took to the comments en masse to share their thoughts on the name dilemma.
Many shared messages of love and support for the woman, urging her to ignore her family’s rude comments.
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Someone said, “I say you should stop discussing his name with your family.
“You are right, it is your son and your decision, and I know it is difficult, but stand confidently behind the beautiful name you have chosen.”
That is an incredibly cool name. Your relatives are just ridiculous and controlling
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Another added: “Personally I would just tell them they can call him by his name or not call him anything at all. He’s not their baby!
“They simply have no right to be named and if they can’t respect you or your child, they don’t have to see him.”
The Struggle of Choosing a Baby Name
CHLOE Morgan, a senior writer at Fabulous, has revealed her dilemma when choosing a baby name…
I’m 35 weeks pregnant and the hardest part of pregnancy these past few months (apart from the insomnia and countless nighttime wetting!) has been coming up with a baby name.
The dilemmas are endless…
My partner and I had a private ultrasound to find out the gender as early as possible. Part of the reason for this was that we thought it would make choosing a baby name a lot easier, as we would only have to come up with a list of names for one gender instead of two.
How wrong we were…
I was overjoyed to find out I was pregnant with the baby girl I had dreamed of for so long. But because I was one of the last friends to get pregnant, I have had countless conversations with excited friends over the years about their favorite baby names…something I would like to undo without ever having heard.
Every friend comes up with at least 10 possible nicknames and I can’t help but feel like more names are out of the question, even though I know no one would object. It’s just my own problem!
This debate comes up over and over again on social media: can you choose the same name that was a ‘potential’ name for your friend’s baby?
It’s a very divisive topic and opinions are always divided. And I don’t want to be THAT person.
While some argue that there are thousands of other names to choose from, others say that you should choose YOUR favorite. After all, there is no guarantee that person will ever have a child.
Then there’s the matter of finding a name you love… and then doing some research online and reading one negative comment among hundreds of positive ones that you just can’t let go of.
I made that exact mistake when I fell in love with a certain name (I won’t tell you because I don’t want to ruin it for others!)… only to see someone point out that it constantly autocorrects on a phone to something rather rude. So back to the drawing board we went..
Only five more weeks and it looks like our little girl will be called ‘baby girl’ for a while longer!
A third said: “I say stop talking to your family about it. I know it’s hard and you want their support and you’re excited, but stop.
“My family has always been this way about what names I choose for all my children. I think Shiloh is a really Nice name for a boy and if you think it’s the right name then go for it.”
Meanwhile, someone else wrote: “Your son’s name is beautiful and if it’s the right name for you (and obviously him too) then don’t let anyone make you feel bad about it!!”
At the same time, another user wrote: “That is an incredibly cool name. Your relatives are just ridiculous and controlling!”
