If my MIL sends me one more unsolicited baby name idea
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Me and my partner picked the name , all our friends and my wife loved it instantly but my mil still isn’t 100% but idgf 🤣🤣
I never asked her for her opinion on what names are “good” lol like she just sent me a list of names NOT to name him.
Whaaat🤣 she’s crazy
We had already picked out my son's name, my mil said she wasn't keen and then said how about the names ____ or _____ after her dad 😳 bearing in mind she has 4 sons of her own and didn't use either of those names now I'm having my second son she's requesting that we use those names again. Makes me so cross, like if those names weren't good enough for your own children then why should I use them for my child? I swear these woman need to stay in there own lane, they have raised their own children so they should back off and allow us to do the same
My MIL hates me bc I didn’t name my daughter after her. She now refuses to call my daughter by her full name (ignorant and refuses to learn) so calls her a shortened version of her name to “piss me off” 😊😂
Wow what if dad likes the names she suggested? As a boy mom I hope my sons future wife doesn't treat me like this.
@Sophie why would she suggest a name she used?
"I, for one, would like to welcome your new overlord: Baby Tangerine!"
@Jamaka if the name meant so much to her she could have used them for her own children since it was her dad's name she wanted us to use.
Wow glad I wasn't the only one... MIL sulked because we wouldn't name our baby after her honestly she told everyone we were leaving her out as had picked baby Middle name after 90 year old great grandma as a name Thankfully baby was a happy bouncing boy so all worked out. Put your foot down and say you and your partner are picking your baby name not her. Have learnt the hard way boundaries are needed, goodluck with everything MIL
@mandy wow that's so rude 😒
@Desi 😂😂
I would tell her you’re not taking suggestions! Lol. And I’d also suggest considering to keep the name private until your baby is born. We did that in part to avoid potential negative comments from certain individuals. It’s much harder to for people to make negative comments once a cute little baby is here.* *This is assuming the name isn’t crude or offensive. In that case, criticism is 100% warranted imo.
For the list of names not to name him: “Wow, we must have opposite taste in names! I love some of those names. Thanks for more suggestions for our list 😊”
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@Jamaka Um, why do you think it’s okay for the MIL to name the baby? I feel bad for your future DIL if you think this is appropriate behavior!
Why not just tell her that every name she recommends is an automatic NO so please stop sending names as they will automatically be binned! 😂
@Rebecca I never said she had to name the baby. But it sounds like even if it's a nice name she wouldn't use it simply bc mil suggested it. Mil can't even have thoughts and names she likes simply bc dil doesn't like her. It's weird. As long as she's not like you my dil will be very blessed!
@Jamaka it's not the point, naming a baby is a special thing for the parents of the baby to do together. Every mil has had the chance to name their children why can't they just be respectful of the parents to be and allow them to do the same?
@Sophie lord yall are difficult. Just put the make in the back of your mind 🤣 it's not that serious at all.
Reason I am not telling my MIL before baby is born. She has her opinion on everything and with my pregnancy rage I will yeet her!
Same boat. My husband and I already picked name for boy and girl but his parents dislike it. So we decided to not tell them when I’m going in labor . We will name our child 1st before they ever gonna have a chance.
@Sophie mine has suggested the name caleb multiple times because she was going to call my partner that. Why would I wanna call my child a name he was almost called? 🤔
This time round we told everyone we aren't telling anyone the names we had in mind or talking about it in general. Last time we had a name we was considering and then someone made a comment and my partner hated it after that. So, yeah. To not let people suck the fun out of baby names, tell them it's not something you're discussing with people lol
I’m definitely not telling anyone the name til the baby gets here due to previous comments from others. My MIL hates gender neutral names.
Girl , I get you, I just would say I’ll take note but then she would forget x