20+ of the Funniest Pokémon Names You Can Get Away With Naming Your Child

Picking up your future baby’s name is a huge deal. Most parents aim for their kids’ names to have meaning, sound beautiful to their ears, and not be so crazy that the name might ruin their kids’ future lives. And even though there are quite literally millions of names that fit the bill, young parents …
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Daughter throws out custom clothes mom bought for her baby ‘AD’ because they say his real name, ‘Dean’

If someone bought a custom item for your kid, are you obliged to keep it? Personalized items are usually great gifts. They’re not necessarily something you would give yourself, and it shows some forethought in getting them made. And who doesn’t want something cute with your name on it? Especially if you have an uncommon …
Seguir leyendo Daughter throws out custom clothes mom bought for her baby ‘AD’ because they say his real name, ‘Dean’

Expecting father shuts down naming baby after wife’s 22-year-old sister, calls her a spoiled brat: ‘I don’t want our daughter to be anything like her’

Is it wrong to not want to name your daughter after a family member you’re not particularly fond of? When you’re having a child, you get to decide the name. If you and your partner agree on it, then that’s all that should matter. Maybe you choose one that will honor someone you love, or …
Seguir leyendo Expecting father shuts down naming baby after wife’s 22-year-old sister, calls her a spoiled brat: ‘I don’t want our daughter to be anything like her’

Mom refuses to change her baby’s name because her father-in-law hates the name: ‘Her name is Elena. If you can’t use her actual name, we’re going to have a problem.’

Her name is not even outlandish to begin with! Should a parent have to consent to the nicknames other family members give their baby? It really depends! If your brother-in-law keeps calling your baby «Stinky» as a joke, that might get old after a while. You wouldn’t want your little girl to feel insecure because …
Seguir leyendo Mom refuses to change her baby’s name because her father-in-law hates the name: ‘Her name is Elena. If you can’t use her actual name, we’re going to have a problem.’

Father-to-be sides with his mom when his wife tries to name their newborn daughter after his late sister; wife won’t budge: ‘It wasn’t even about honoring my sister’

He knew his wife had her heart set on naming their newborn daughter after his late sister, but when he saw the pain in his mother’s eyes when he mentioned their idea, he couldn’t go through with it. There comes a time in every man’s life when he must choose between his wife’s desires and …
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Copycat cousin uses woman’s baby name because she gets pregnant first, then becomes ‘irate’ when the name is reused: ‘She said [the name] was pretty but not to her taste’

It’s 2025. Let’s face it. Baby names are a big deal. If you had told me 15 years ago that people would be ranting on the internet about their extended family member stealing their future baby’s name, I wouldn’t believe you. Alas, here we are! To parents, baby names are everything. After all, your child …
Seguir leyendo Copycat cousin uses woman’s baby name because she gets pregnant first, then becomes ‘irate’ when the name is reused: ‘She said [the name] was pretty but not to her taste’

Stepmom refuses to let 11-year-old stepdaughter name her half-sister after he late mother, dad pressures stepmom to use the name: ‘If we don’t name our kid that, his daughter may not like the baby.’

He was so wrong to put that idea in his daughter’s head in the first place. You have to be so careful about what you say to kids. You can’t just suggest that there’s a chance that you may go to Disney World next summer because certain kids will remember that suggestion and proceed to …
Seguir leyendo Stepmom refuses to let 11-year-old stepdaughter name her half-sister after he late mother, dad pressures stepmom to use the name: ‘If we don’t name our kid that, his daughter may not like the baby.’

Expecting mom refuses to name her daughter ‘Emmy Grace’ after her husband’s girlfriend of 6 years, who passed when he was 21: ‘He told me he wanted to use the names and he was putting his foot down’

There’s nothing inherently wrong with naming your kid after a late friend or family member. There are tons of kids who are named after family members they never knew because they passed away young, and all of those kids don’t have psychological issues stemming from the pressure of living up to their supposed greatness. There …
Seguir leyendo Expecting mom refuses to name her daughter ‘Emmy Grace’ after her husband’s girlfriend of 6 years, who passed when he was 21: ‘He told me he wanted to use the names and he was putting his foot down’

Mom-to-be wants to name her daughter ‘Audrey,’ sister protests and says it’s too outdated: ‘We eventually just kicked her out of the shower’

I don’t know about you but I love an old-fashioned name. I love a name that sounds like it was plucked right out of a storybook. Why? Because it’s cute. A baby named Dorothy… c’mon. That’s adorable. A toddler named Theodore? Almost too cute to stand. A kid named Beatrice? Color me tickled. Because babies …
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New parents secretly change their 4-month-old’s name after the husband’s sister-in-law steals their original name choice and gives it to her 7-month-old: ‘First, middle, and last name’

Arguments over baby names are a tale as old as time. Most parents want their tiny tot to have a unique edge to their personhood, while some might be inspired to name their kids after the ancestors who came before them. Either way, those same parents probably prefer having their child’s name be their name …
Seguir leyendo New parents secretly change their 4-month-old’s name after the husband’s sister-in-law steals their original name choice and gives it to her 7-month-old: ‘First, middle, and last name’