Worried that My dad might start calling y son judy...

[keely027]

My dad gets someone's name in his head wrong and he never corrects it. He has called my cat Ellen for years and her name is Ella...even though every time we correct him. My new son is called Jude....and now he has started calling him judy...arrah what to do?????

I would just go 'Who?' and pretend you had no idea who he was talking about until he used the correct name. If he actually USES the correct name a few times, instead of brushing it off as a joke, he will be more likely to remember it.

Tell your mother that Ruby is a Jewish name too Couthy. That might stop her!

I don't care about the origins of his name, he is named for his paternal great grandfather. And my mother WILL get pulled up on it!!

I like Ellen for a cat too.

I doubt calling him Dave would bother him. How about calling him a womans name? Mavis. Agatha?

Or like Chit said, just keep saying who??

Couthy, Ruby Walsh is a Reuben, perhaps that's where she's got it from?

My DD is called Gemma, my MIL (sadly passed away now, I would give almost anything to hear her do this now) kepy calling her Gemmy, a bloody tool people use to break in to houses. She would not stop it!

I love the name Jude. Congrats!

Anyway, yes I would just keep repeating to your dad that his name is Jude not JudY. Maybe drive it home a bit by asking if he's intending to take the mickey out of him when the baby grows old enough to understand it.

Don't correct him, from what you've said, it sounds like your dad is doing it to wind you up, if it's only your cat and your son, and he gets a reaction every time from you, then it's just to annoy you.

I would suggest you correct your mum, but not your dad. Eventually your DS will be old enough to say "It's Jude Grandad!" or "I'm not Judy!"

Or tell your mum that you're really worried about your Dad, say you've noticed he can't remember your son's name, ask her if he's getting more forgetful, does she have any information on dementia, has she noticed him getting worse? Be very concerned and lots of, "Don't burry your head in the sand mum, we're all here to help." Hopefully she'll say something to him and pride will make him remember it's Jude.

You need to make collages. Pictures of Judy Garland, Judy Finnegan, Punch and Judy, Judge Judy etc with 'JUDY' in bright coloured letters across it. And then one with pictures of your son with 'JUDE' across it.

Say you did it to help him remember as he's obviously struggling ^

put a name tag on the baby and the cat when he visits?

Meh, it wouldn't bother me, it's only one person doing it. My dc4 is called Jack, he often gets called Jacky, Jay and Git.

I love the name Jude, it's dc2s middle name dh would let me have it as a first!

DC3 is Rosie, she gets called Roo!

Just remembered my Jude is frequently called Judypants.

I understand your pain, my step dad is like this and once it is there he will never get it right, so poor DD2 who is Anna gets Hannah and will forever more even though it pisses me right off!

I haven't managed to make him stop yet...

I like the idea of the collage. And opportunity to call my dad a girls name will be a welcome change! Judy pants.....what have I done to this child..l????? :@

Really wouldn't be bothered by this. DS2 is Julian. I thought I might call him July for short but Ju Ju has stuck instead!

keely017 St Jude is the patron saint of those in need so perhaps he was sent to help your father. Was your son born on 28 October, St Jude's Day?