MIL and how I hate her

[MrSSnoop]

When MIL found out I was pregnant the first thing she asked was "what names do you have?". I told her we were not thinking about names until the baby was actually born and then we were looking to look at him or her and decide what suits.

MIL then said she'd always liked the name "Lucy" for a girl and "Liam" for a boy. I said that's nice but not names I would choose. She then went in a strop and said I was being rude about her names and she bets my names are crap.

DH took her side and said I was being rude but agreed that he didn't like her names either.

Anyway DD was born on the 14th and MIL instantly asked what we had called her. When we told her she was all up in arms saying it was a disgusting name for a child and if we went ahead and registered her as that MIL would continue to call her Lucy and tell everyone else that her name was Lucy too.

What annoys me even more is that DH is now starting to take her side and saying maybe we should change her name incase she gets picked on for it (although not to Lucy).

To add insult to injury my own mum has now admitted that she hates the name and my sister apparantly thought it was a joke.

Would you dig your heels in or compromise on the name? Everyone I've spoken to either pulls a face or outright admits that they don't like it. It makes me cross because even if I didn't like a name, I wouldn't say it to the parents.

Imagine if Slithery turns out to be a Gryffindor!!

@MrSSnoop what did you call your DD?

You know the registry person can personally reject a name if they think its to weird or silly

This post has to be fake.No loving mother would name her child that.😱🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️

Of course this is fake. I would hope that nobody is this stupid.

If this child exist (and whatever she is called) she is probably on the cusp of going to secondary school now.

Actually, I have thought more about this.

I should have called my first DD Meconium, as she was coated with it when she was born. Should I contact her now and suggest a name change? She is nearly 24 now. Surely she wouldn't mind. After all, I am her mother, and it is a totally reasonable request, right??

@MrSsnoop

I was all ready to tell you to name your kid what the hell you like, my three have unusual names (two of them outside the top 1000, yes that extra zero is meant to be there), but even I baulked at Slithery.

There are lots of gorgeous unsual names out there, I think you should go back to the drawing board...

I really should RTFT before responding 🤦🏻‍♀️

You haven't really named her after her attributes... You've named her after her condition, everyone is slithery at birth!

Why not name her after something to do with her appearance or character!

Also slithery is a negative character trait

Oh my goodness please please please don’t register her name as Slithery. Honestly, I think it’s cruel. It’s so horrible. It makes her sound like a snake or maggots or just gross things generally. Call her Slithery by all means, as a nickname, but not on her birth certificate. She will get the piss taken out of her forever and unlike, say, Apple or River or whatever, it’s just ugly. Just use it at home I think. You may find she grows out of it snd you regret the association. You can always give her nicknames relevant to who she is st the time and when she’s 14 she won’t be slithery any more

Are people bothering to read here? Beyond the first half page anyway.

I wonder how slitherina is getting on in school?

It really is about time we adopted the Icelandic position on names ie there is a list of first names that can only be chosen from for naming and registering purposes. Have you a crap name too? Did you change it from something 'normal' to absolutely ridiculous so you could stand out in the crowd. With the protesters in the family on this one.

If this is for real?!,then I think you have to imagine how she will feel at Nursery/School!.Children will have a field day with this kind of name .If she isnt yet registered ,then perhaps look at a different name (Not Lucy)although you perhaps might use as a second name.Still something unusual but not too wacky!.As far as MIL goes try not to make an enemy out of her, she is still your husbands Mum (and gave birth to him remember) and DDs Grandma!

OP you are joking aren't you? That is a revolting name and I can't believe anyone would name a child such a ridiculous name. It conjures up images of slimy, dirty bloody, snotty goo. Why, oh why would you inflict years of p**staking on a precious child?

Whilst it would be unreasonable of your MIL to call her Lucy and tell everyone that is her name, the name Lucy is lovely and a million times more preferable than the hideous name of Slithery.

I hope to God the Registrar says you cannot use that hideous name.

Call her a proper name and nickname her that (if you really must) but be prepared for her to hate you for it.

😂😂😂😂 I'm dying

The fact that so many people believe that snoop really wanted to call her baby Slithery is freaking me out. Even without knowing that it's an op from April 1st 10 years ago, IT'S SO BLOODY OBVIOUSLY A WIND UP. People scare me sometimes.

You hate your MIL - but not half as much as your DD will when she realises what you have named her. That's if this post is genuine. Brings to mind the Harry Enfield sketch when Wayne and Waynetta call their baby Spudulike aka Spud U Like !

MIL is rude.
If I grew up with a name as you are suggesting, I’m afraid I’d change it myself. I know you want an unusual name, but have you stopped to think how your child is going to cope growing up with such a name? Obviously not. Can you not pick something that doesn’t have connotations to being reptilian?

What’s your surname, Sucker?

This must be a joke.

Op if you are serious, first of all your poor MIL. Your poor baby.

You must see it’s ridiculous. Try to think of your baby as a real person having a real life rather than a toy that you can call what you like. It certainly will be individual but not for the reasons you want.

It must be a joke though. Surely. No one that bonkers??

My friend has a child with a pretty horrendous name, we've all got used to it and it's shortened often.

Brilliant. I laughed so hard at the announcement of Slithery for the first time. Wasn't expecting that. Genius.

How to set up someone up for a life of unnecessary misery.

Usually, I'd say - ignore everyone, it's up to you and your DH what you call your child. In this case, however, either this is a joke or you two amongst the most self indulgent, selfish parents I've come across.

Slithery. You worry about the connotations of Pigeon but Slithery is OK - snake, sly, sneaky, untrustworthy etc.

If you're set in these names, why not put some effort in and use Google translate. Or look at the etymology of the words and out some thought into it.

in Italian, slither is 'strisciare' (stree-shah-reh) - how about Tricia? Or a pigeon is part of the Columbidae family. How about Colomba?

Japanese is a good way to choose different names because the kanji can give the meaning. Eg the word for pigeon/dive is pronounced 'hat'and there are lots names containing this but with numerous kanji variations which each have different meanings eg Hatena kanji can mean' fruit beautiful '. Thus could be adapted to' Athena'to please the more conventional family members. You could take it one step further and use the equivalent roman goddess - Minerva and tweak this to 'Minnie'

There's so many ways to choose different, meaningful, personalised names without being cruel.

And I apologise as I know that's not the intention but Slithery and Pigeon are cruel IMO

Hmmmmm just realised this is from 11 yrs ago. Wondered why the refs to snr school etc.

Anyone know what name the poor child ended up with? Or is this totally fake...

I don’t care about the date, this is one for the ages. 😂

God bless you Slithery Anne, where we you may be.