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...

I must be bored, because now I’m thinking about names that sound like body parts.

I’ll start:

Joe or Beau - Toe
Fred or Ned - Head
Greg - Leg
Elvis - Pelvis
Ace or Chace - Face
Keith - Teeth
Kip - Lip
Dick - well….

😁

Oh dear. That's a little bit awkward.
This could be MIL's 'WinoForever' moment. 😬

Dick? Nobby? Elbow? Antecubital Fossa?

I don't think OP should tell us, tbh.

My friends MIL doesn't have her grandchild's name tattooed on her.

But she does have the names of her son's ex girlfriend's children tattooed on her. Not his children, and were born years after they had broken up (so he's never even played a step-parent role in their lives).

Not really relevant but it's so fucking bizarre that I love any excuse to tell that story.

So funny if you hate tattoos, that really made me laugh! 😂😂😂

But can see that it is awkward for you! Perhaps it can be adapted into something else.

Can't you get your MIL to change her name by deed poll to match the tattoos?

My friends MIL doesn't have her grandchild's name tattooed on her. But she does have the names of her son's ex girlfriend's children tattooed on her. Not his children, and were born years after they had broken up (so he's never even played a step-parent role in their lives).

WHY?! Does she play a pseudo grandma role in their lives? That's beyond weird.

That's beyond weird, does she have any explanation for it?

If she had other tattoos, didn't you or DH presume she would do this? though you probably had other things in mind with the new baby and all...

Omg @SirenSays
I just choked on my tea! 😂

@dilterry
You cannot keep the name because she got it inked... I love tattoos and have some, but seriously i wouldn't ever get a name before talking to the person/people concerned first!!
You will hate it if you keep it for this reason.

Tell MIL the ink is his secret superhero name. You’re changing so as not to tip off the public that your new DS is Kal El .

I proper snort-laughed at this 😂😂😂

Have you seen the recent Twitter threads on names? (it includes Drew and his brother).
twitter.com/cupidstunt08/status/1541175994417135618

Im so petty that if anyone tattooed my childs name on themselves Id be changing it. lol

Change the name. Dont worry about what she thinks

You can’t keep a name toi don’t like for that!
jusy change it and don’t keep it as a middle name if you don’t want either.
hilarious though

I'm reading this thread on a train trying so hard not to burst out laughing at some of the replies 🤣🤣I have tears in my eyes!!!

Wow

People be crazy.

You named him Boo didn't you? Then realised that as your name isn't Radley but Bradley it really doesn't work. Please let this be true!
😃

Tess is not a boy’s name Mrs Tickle OP.

You will do well to change it.

Hahahaha! This exactly.

Can you give her a goldfish with the original name, so at least her tattoo relates to 'someone' in her life?

Of course it is. There was an identical thread a little while ago.

Yes! Or could upgrade to at least a hamster if not to a cat/dog.

This is just beyond the behinds 😂😂

Beyond the beyondsI mean!!