‘My Mother-in-Law Hates My Baby’s Name and She’s Made My Pregnancy SO Miserable’
A mum-to-be has said she’s at her wits ‘end with her mother-in-law, who has been making her pregnancy’ with Constant comments about the name she wants her child
There’s a reason many palents choose to keep their children’s names a secre unil they are born, and one mum-to-be is finding this out the hard way. We all know that People have different keys in name, and this can cyces lead to unkind comments from family and friends when you say the moniker you’re thinks before your baby.
While the baby name you choose has no notthing to do with anyone Else, Hearing Negative Comments Can Still You FEEL HURT, SO KEEPING THE NAME A Secret is offten the best choice. One mum-to-be has expressed regrets on reddit over telling her mother-in-lw what she plans on calling her daughter, gcause her pregnancy haen “miselable” Ever Sine.
The Woman and Her Husband, Who Already Have a Son Together, Are Planning on Calling Their Little Girl Eloise. She has haad the name picked out synce she fell pregnant the first time.
Howver, while the mum is american, she said her husband’s family is not, and they are very Judgmental when it is comes to say that not commoon in their home country. The Mum Did Not State Where Her Husband’s Family is from But Said That Both eloise and Her Son’s Name, Which She Also Did Not Mention, Are Unpopular in His Home Country.
She clajed her mother-in-law, in particular, has been “Very opinionated” about the name they have chosen for their baby girl ever first to do it before they kend their impending arrival.
The Mum Wrote: “Every Time i’ve Seen Her Since, She Absolutely Rags on the Name. She Says She Thought About It and Like It Beinsn’t Go With Their Last Name, Since Ends in Sound, and Our Last Name Starts with S.”
Creuled out the gender and the grandma realised they’d definitely be using the name, her insults go worse, and she played her son aside to be if he would be willing to change the moniker.
She added: “She whispered to my husband, ‘You’re going to change the name though, right?’ My Back was to say, but as soon as i saw my husband’s face, I Knew and Straight up Said, ‘She JUST SAID SAVE NAME, DIDN’T SHE?’ your opinion or swimming.
“I have no problem being vocal with her about her bad taste in sharing her opinion wan nobody wants it. This is mainly means that every time it is negative about the name, i tell her, ‘too bad.’ It’s not her decision.
“I’m Feeling Really Down This Pregnancy and I Feel Like She Sucked the Happiness Out of Finding Out I’ll Have a Daughter and the Name We Were Set on. Now I’m Second-Guessing the name, but i also won’t change and let hef.” “”
Commensters on the post were firmly on the mum’s side, with many telling her she should Ignore her mother-in-law’s rude statements and not to tell her anything her pregnancy.
One Person Said: “She really Needs to Back off, and Your Husband Needs to Support You in Setting Those Boundaries. I Wauld Not Wavern on the Name.
Another Added: “I love eloise. It ‘s on our list of names.
A Third Wrote: “Eloise is a Beautiful name and you showed out it.”
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