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AIBU?

To think enough is enough?

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MrsMagooo · 28/12/2008 20:07

DS is almost 5 months & has a strong, solid, albeit less common, bible name (old testement).

We knew that DHs Nan & Grandad wouldn't be keen on it but figured they would get used to it.

When DS was born & we announced his name DHs Nan said 'Well....it will take some getting used to' & DHs Grandad said 'I thought you would have called him something normal like Raymond'

Anywho - we figured after a few weeks they would get used to it.

Well we are almost 5 months down the line & they are still making a big issue of it.

DHs Nan refuses to say DSs name & always calls him 'the Baby' or 'that little fella' DHs Grandad always says to us 'Now, how do I pronounce it again?' it's really not a hard name to say/spell honest.

I've gritted my teeth until now but I am getting fed up with it.

We spent a long time choosing our sons name & I adore it, it suits him beautifully & will suit him all his life (I feel anyway)

I just think they are being damn rude now.

They can't keep calling him 'the baby'

I know that I should just be grateful that DS has great-grandparents & that in the grand scheme of things being reffered to as the 'little fella' is not so bad but it's really getting to me now.

They've had plenty of time to get used to it - it's almost like they think by keep going on about it we'll change his name!

Even MIL has said how daft it's getting now.

DH won't say anything as he doesn't see it as a big deal.

I don't like to shorten names & prefer DSs full name but have offered up the shortened version (even though I didn't want too) but they won't use that either.

So AIBU in thinking they should just get over it & start calling him by his name?

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CoteDAzur · 28/12/2008 20:08

What is the name?

aGalChangedHerName · 28/12/2008 20:09

What is ds's name??

stillenacht · 28/12/2008 20:09

YANBU

They need to get over it

Or.... you could tell them you have changed his name to "Poobumwillyfuck"

And then see what they say

ilove · 28/12/2008 20:09

I've read this before.........

ThisIsntRight · 28/12/2008 20:10

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ilovetochatupsanta · 28/12/2008 20:10

yanbu, they will have to get used to it now.

chequersandroastedchestnuts · 28/12/2008 20:11

I have, but that was another poster who had a Lucian, I think?

OP, don't think YABU, but how old are the GPs? Are they, um, doddery?

alicet · 28/12/2008 20:11

YANBU they are being silly.

But YABVU to not say what his name is!

liahgen · 28/12/2008 20:11

start reffering to them as the old bird/man

MrsMagooo · 28/12/2008 20:11

PMSL Still

ilove I haven't posted on AIBU about it

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MrsMagooo · 28/12/2008 20:12

Nana is in her late 70's Grandad early 80's

DS name is Elijah

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chequersandroastedchestnuts · 28/12/2008 20:13

Ilove this is the thread I was thinking of, no the same OP but v similar story

stillenacht · 28/12/2008 20:13

Lovely name a lovely name

chequersandroastedchestnuts · 28/12/2008 20:14

Mrs Magoo do you have an Ava as well?

MmeLindt · 28/12/2008 20:14

We are all too busy googling old testament names and taking guesses to answer.

My MIL was the same and said that she would just call our DD by the German version of her Scottish name as she could not remember how to pronounce it.

BIL told her to get over herself and that since her DIL gave up her fab Scottish name and took their German name when she married their son, the least they could do was learn to pronounce DD's name correctly.

Your DH needs to have stern words with his family.

SnowballsintheSky · 28/12/2008 20:15

Elijah is lovely. How can they pronounce it wrongly? It's pretty straightforward isn't it?

alicet · 28/12/2008 20:16

Don't see what's so wrong with that. Probably not what I would choose but I really fail to see how you could dislike it so much that you are still refusing to say it 5 months down the line

Could you say to them that you are upset that they refuse to call your ds by his name? IMHO ifthey continue to do this even though they know i upsets you they are big verychildish and disrespectful

MrsMagooo · 28/12/2008 20:16

Chequers I do - eeekk are your DHs Nan

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MmeLindt · 28/12/2008 20:17

Lovely name but I can't see why they have problems saying it.

Do they just not like it?

MrsMagooo · 28/12/2008 20:17

Thank you

I love his name but I am biased

IMO it's not a hard name to say!

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chequersandroastedchestnuts · 28/12/2008 20:18

Haha, no MrsMagooo, but I recognise from another forum.

We were on a Mums Due August board together and I thought I hadn't seen you over there for ages (I don't post there much either).

Elijah is pretty unusual so thought it might be you (it always stuck in my mind that you had an Ava as it was on our list of names).

MrsMagooo · 28/12/2008 20:18

They just dont like it for whatever reason - it's to "wacky" for them

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SH27 · 28/12/2008 20:18

When we had our DS and told MIL his name she said 'well I suppose there are worse names!'

girlandboy · 28/12/2008 20:19

YANBU at all.

FWIW dh's name is Saul. His grandad never got the hang of it, and called him Sean!!

SnowballsintheSky · 28/12/2008 20:19

LOL @ one of the oldest names around being wacky Old people...

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