I think I already know the answer to this but here we go....
DD is 6 months old. She is not Christened, but obviously has a Birth Certificate in her name as it now. I hate her Christian name, I won't mention it as it would be too obvious to anyone in real life who saw it, who I am.
It's not a very common name. When she was born DP and I hadn't agreed on any names! I was happy to leave it a week or two, but DP and families were pressuring me to give her a name. Although DP disagreed with most of my suggestions. The only one he liked was her current name. I agreed, honestly, for a quiet life - I felt a bit shell shocked after a difficult birth. She is our first.
I know I could have changed it when I had to register her. But again, at that time, didn't have the strength to argue, I had PND and was pressuring myself to be ready to get back to work (I still haven't gone back yet by the way!), and was having a hideous time with DP and his pushy parents. I did bring it up, but DP refused point blank - his main reason being that his aunt had embroidered her name onto a towel she had sent as a gift!! Aarrrgh. He also assumed that it must be my PND.
DP, DD and I are all back on track now, but I still don't like her name. There are couple of others DP agrees are lovely and we could change it to (he's calmed down a bit too). I do feel stupid though, just socially. I know my family would support the decision to change her name, but DPs won't. And I worry what friends would think..... Am I being unreasonable? I really don't know anymore!!
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AllAboutFace · 25/03/2010 10:45
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