MIL tattooed DS's name...

[dilterry]

... We have just had a baby, 2 weeks ago, MIL immediately tattooed baby boys name on her arm.

However, we have since had a change of heart re the name... What a nightmare!

We didnt ask her to, or knew she was doing it, it's obviously really sweet of her to do it so that's not the problem it's more just now we dont want to call him that.

I feel awful! How on earth do we handle this? I'm really trying to talk myself into keeping the name, but it doesnt sit right...

What!!! Don't be ridiculous

Prepare to read this story again in the DM 😂😂😂😂

Could you convince an in law to call their next child the name? Then she's ahead of the game.

This is very funny.

🤣🤣 what an idiot, who goes tattooing names on their arms anyway? It's her own silly fault. If you want to change it change it, you didn't tell her to have his name written on her, it's on her.

Can you persuade one of your DH's siblings to have another baby and use the name so the tattoo doesn't go to waste? 😁

Or "The artist formerly known as..." 😆 😂😆 😂😆 😂😆 😂😆 😂😆 😂😆 😂😆 😂😆 😂😆 😂😆 😂😆 😂

Presumably your DH, her son, is on the same page with the name change? If so, his mum, his problem! Let him tell her.

offer to pay for laser treatment to remove it?

your DP should be the one to tell her, not you.

Her tattoo is near her wrist? How near?

Anyway. I’d keep with the name.

I’m sure it will make a lovely story to tell little Acab’s future girlfriends.

"The name absolutely doesn't work especially as my dd pointed out it sounds like a certain body part that is less than ideal."
You mean to say you went and called your son Wenus? And you MiL went and got a tattoo of that name on her wrist as well?????

Yes, your DH should handle this one. If you're financially able to do so, it might be a nice gesture of goodwill to offer to pay a little something towards the removal. Not that you "should", but it might soften the blow. Next time, she'll know to give it some time before committing to a tattoo. 😬

Count me in too - I’ll bring wine!

Also I am wondering about the body part involved with the original name. Billy Button, Tony Nail, Ed Case, Dick Head?

Please tell us the name OP.

I cant go to sleep tonight now not knowing the name!

Could you write to Prince's granny and find out what she did?

Ah, poor mother in law.

I suppose it is quite unusual for people to change their baby's name once they've shared it with people.

I want to know what the name was. Was it Ballsack or Helmet or something?

This is going to be picked up by the papers, I just know it.

There was a thread on here a few weeks ago in which the OP was furious about the fact that her MIL had had all her children's (OP's children) names tattooed on her leg, at least I think it was her leg.

I've never met anyone in my life who has had their grandchildren's names tattooed on them.

Seems it's something people do on a regular basis though. Very strange.

🤣🤣

I was the baby in this situation. Only it wasn't a tattoo it was a large announcement in the important at the time local paper.
The solution in the end was to saddle me with a first name I never actually use and no one else uses apart from my now dearly departed grandmother.
it really isn't my name. i would never look up if you shouted it across the street.

anyway that's the only real solution in this situation. child become tattoo name real name surname or real name tattoo name surname but she might find the second option a bit upsetting.

it'll be a hilarious story for years to come.

This is too awful! I think I’d just not change the name to be honest 😬

I just don’t know who I am anymore, normally I’d abhor virtual rubbernecking but in this case I just can’t resist! It’s brilliant! a dreadful and unfortunate shame for granny. What can you do? Live stream her reaction