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Choosing a name your family will hate

55 replies

17caterpillars1mouse · 15/11/2018 19:39

Would you choose a name for your baby if your pretty sure nobody in your family will lile it?

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thatsepicbro · 15/11/2018 20:21

I had exactly this problem and I went ahead and used the name regardless as with dd1 and dd2 I was pressured into choosing a different name even though I was quite set on it I listened to my mum saying Over and over how the name she preferred suited her more or was much prettier. When dd3 was born I stuck to my guns and to this day (dd3 is now 3 years old) she won't call her by her name although now I'm NC with her, she just used a nickname or called her baby. I liked to remind her before going nc that she'd had her children and her time that it was now my choice and I wasn't going to be bullied into changing my mind again. Just remember this is Your baby and the decision should lie with you and your dh/dp x

anonkneemouse · 15/11/2018 20:02

Yes. I was once told when pregnant that even if people don't like the name they will love the child and that's what's important.

So if you get any negative comments just say well do you love X? When they say yes just say that's all that matters to you!

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 15/11/2018 20:01

If it was a name that was going to cause hurt I probably wouldn't. However if it was just a name that they simply didn't like then tough. They'd just have to like it or lump it.
The ones who have had kids especially. Theyve had their day choosing names.

stegosauruslady · 15/11/2018 19:45

Our parents all hate the name we have chosen for our baby. DP has said that they have had their chances to name their children, it is our turn!

However, if his Mum continues to call the baby the name she likes after he is born, words will be had.

Petalflowers · 15/11/2018 19:43

If it’s a name I really like, then he’s, or use it as the middle name.

How do,you know te will hate it? Is it really obscure?