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My mum's campaign against girl's name

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batteriesgoing · 03/10/2020 10:46

Name change as outing. Wasn't sure if I should post here or aibu but I'm currently 32 weeks pregnant. Dh and I have really struggled to choose a name we both like and finally came up with one we can agree on.I'm very close to my mother and she has helped me a lot over the years but she seems to think this means she gets a big input into naming the baby. I didn't want to tell her the name we have picked as I knew she wouldn't like it as it was my second choice when I was pregnant last time and she vetoed it then. I told her I didn't want to talk about it and she went into a mood for about a week, being short with me on the phone and saying how hurt she was that she wasn't being included but she knew dh had mentioned Ed it to his parents ( his parents are not as interested so not so much of a big deal). Anyway, I eventually gave in and told her the name and since then she had waged a campaign against his name. Ridiculing it and basically saying it's horrible. Telling my dd to tell me how horrible it is. I've been ignoring and changing the subject but then this morning I feel she's gone too far. She is getting a dog and said she's going to call the dog the name so I can't use it. Wtf? I actually believe she will do this. Honestly I'm angry with her at this point. It's not a weird name or anything like that and I don't think it deserves all this hate. My sister had also joined in with this and had started making fun of it in every conversation we have. Anyone else experiencing high pressure from extended family about names?

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lightyearsahead · 06/10/2020 12:50

I love the name Verity, a beautiful name and will take her anywhere in the world.

movingonup20 · 06/10/2020 13:06

Whether she has a point comes down to the name - but Verity is lovely. If one of my DD's (hopefully no time soon) announced their child would have a made up name/surname/random plant, weather feature or animal name etc I would say something because I believe kids deserve a proper name that isn't going to sound silly in 25 years on their cv. I love Verity and would be delighted if they chose it! Ultimately it's not the grandparents business but I do think some parents are not thinking about their kids future when they name them

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