My family hate my baby name – it makes my parents scoff and my grandma’s reaction has me wanting to pull my hair out
A WOMAN has revealed that her family hates her baby name – and her father even scoffs at the moniker she’s chosen for her son.
The anonymous mum-to-be, who is pregnant with a baby boy, explained that her grandma’s rude remark to her son’s moniker makes her want to pull her hair out.
The 22-year-old took to social media to express her frustration, leaving many open-mouthed.
Posting on Reddit, on the BabyBumps forum, the young woman, who posts under the username @spiderwaves, shared her post with the title ‘Family Hates All My Baby Names’.
The pregnant woman then revealed: “I’ve had several ideas but I’ve fallen in love with the name Shiloh Stellan.
“While I know it’s MY son so it’s MY decision, it is starting to hurt and really irritate me that my parents laugh and scoff at every name idea I’ve had, even when I’ve felt so sure of a name they start making me second guess it and then start telling me what names THEY like.”
The woman then shared how her grandmother reacted to her chosen moniker, as she added: “Even my grandma said “I’ll call him whatever I want to call him” when I told her what I want to name him.”
The distraught woman claimed that whilst she is set on the name, she is fed up with her family’s reactions.
She continued: “I am so annoyed I could rip my hair out.
“I’ve already ordered things with the name that I chose for MY SON and my mum and step father are just belittling me and the fact that this is not their son to name.
“It’s one thing to get criticism from strangers on Reddit but it’s disheartening to receive so much hate from my family.
“They are also pushing really hard to give him the same middle name as my step father.”
She revealed that she is unsure how to deal with the situation, as she concluded: “I’m not sure what to do because I don’t want them to make my son feel like there is something wrong with his name or call him by another name.”
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Reddit users rushed to the comments to share their thoughts on the name dilemma.
Many shared messages of love and support for the woman, and urged her to ignore her family’s rude remarks.
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One person said: “I say stop discussing his name with your family.
“You’re right it’s your son and your decision, and I know it’s difficult but stand confidently in the beautiful name you picked out.”
That is an incredibly cool name. Your relatives are just being ridiculous and controlling
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Another added: “Personally I’d just tell them that they can call him by his name, or call him nothing at all. It’s not their baby!
“They just don’t get naming rights and if they can’t respect you or your child, they don’t need to see him.”
The struggle of choosing a baby name
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At 35 weeks pregnant, by far the trickiest part of pregnancy for me in the past few months (minus the insomnia and countless night-time wee breaks!) has been trying to decide on a baby name.
The dilemmas are endless…
My partner and I went for a private scan to find out the gender as early as we could – partly due to the fact we thought it would make baby naming so much easier because we’d only have to come up with a list of names for one gender rather than two.
How wrong we were…
I was absolutely thrilled to be told I was expecting the baby girl I’d already dreamed of, but being one of the last of my friends to fall pregnant, I’ve had countless conversations over the years with excited pals discussing their top baby names…something which I wish I could go back in time and un-hear.
With each friend mentioning at least 10 possible monikers, I can’t help but feel like several are now a no-go even though I know it’s something that none of them would mind in the slightest – it’s a total me problem!
The debate comes up time and time again on social media forums – can you choose the same name that was a ‘potential’ for a friend’s baby?
It’s a very divisive topic and opinions are always mixed…and I don’t want to be THAT person.
While some will argue there’s thousands of other names out there to choose from, others will say you need to choose YOUR favourite…after all, there’s no guarantee that person will even have another baby.
Then there’s also the issue of finding a name you adore…only to research it online and read one negative comment amongst hundreds of positives that you just can’t shake off.
I made that very mistake when I fell in love with a certain name (I won’t reveal it because I don’t want to ruin it for others!) …only to see someone point out that it constantly gets autocorrected on a phone to something rather rude instead. So, back to the drawing board we went..
Just five weeks to go and it looks like our little one is going to be known as ‘baby gal’ for a little while longer!
A third commented: “I say stop talking about it to family. I know that’s hard and you want support from them and you are excited but stop.
“My family has been this way about what names I pick for all my kids. I think Shiloh is a really nice name for a boy and if you feel it’s the right name, go for it.”
Meanwhile, someone else wrote: “Your boy’s name is lovely and if it’s the right name for you (and obviously him), don’t let anyone make you feel bad about it!!”
At the same time, another user penned: “That is an incredibly cool name. Your relatives are just being ridiculous and controlling!”