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Help on what to do if my unborn child becomes a girl

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LovelyJuggly · 23/10/2010 14:51

I am in a bit of a pickle here. I have been divorced now for 9 years but I am engaged to my darling, Joe and recently got the great news of being pregnant.

Myself and Joe were discussing possible baby names if our lovely unborn child was a boy or girl. I think the names we have gone over are so adorable but the one my Joe wants if our child is a girl is Ima.

Ima is such a beautiful name but since myself and Joe are due to get married at Christmas, my surname will be changing to Hore.

I know a name shouldn't be joked upon and I am in no way immature, however, I do know how some kids at school could poke fun at such names because they sound so wrong.

My Joe is so set on having Ima as the girl's name because it was the name of his grandmother who sadly died last year and I don't want to upset him because the name means so much to him.

Can anyone please give advice on what to do? On one hand I love the name and wish to respect my Joe's wishes but on the other, I don't want my child being bullied at school because some kids can't help but poke fun.

thankies!

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someonewhocares · 26/04/2012 22:03

Unless you want your child to grow up hating you I would suggest u do not name your child that. I'm sure Joe cares less about a name than if his daughter actually did become a whore because of that name. The way I see it having a name like Ima Hore either results in emotional distress, victim of bullying, and even suicide. Please for the sake of that child do NOT give her that name. I don't think you realize just how brutal teenagers have become and they're getting worse. Growing up with that name will be terrible. Please convince your fiancee to steer away from that name. Some other people on this are only telling you to do it because they are cruel human beings who don't care about the life of another. They see it as amusing and clever to come up with names to torture your child. They are immature so please don't listen to them. DO NOT give your child that name.

yellowflowers · 26/04/2012 22:46

Lol

Sandalwood · 26/04/2012 22:57

Ah, the old grandma Hore thread.
Why've you dug this up?

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