Names are curious things. They carry a lot of weight to them, even when we don’t want them to. We might hate our names and spend our whole lives shaking them off. But our parents had a different idea. They probably spent a lot of time and energy picking out our names, making them meaningful, …
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Woman gets pregnant, demands 23-year-old cousin give up her name so her daughter can have it and fulfil ‘family prophecy’: ‘I need you to release the name to her’
Pretty much every family has their traditions, and some take them more seriously than others. Some are pretty standard, fun things, like having a specific game that is played during the holidays. Others are a lot more idiosyncratic, and not everybody is going to subscribe to them to the same degree. It’s a matter of …
Seguir leyendo Woman gets pregnant, demands 23-year-old cousin give up her name so her daughter can have it and fulfil ‘family prophecy’: ‘I need you to release the name to her’
‘YOUR KIDS WILL NEVER EVER EVER FORGIVE YOU EVER’: Shakespeare-obsessed pregnant woman wants to name her twins Romeo and Juliet, much to the horror of her husband and best friend
There are so many ways that naming your kids can go wrong. Obviously, there are names that you wouldn’t want to give a kid individually (Iago, Adolph, Ebenezer, etc), but naming all of your kids related things can be a whole different can of worms. If done well, your kids could be like the three …
Seguir leyendo ‘YOUR KIDS WILL NEVER EVER EVER FORGIVE YOU EVER’: Shakespeare-obsessed pregnant woman wants to name her twins Romeo and Juliet, much to the horror of her husband and best friend
‘No one ‘owns’ a name’: Stepmother forbids her pregnant stepdaughter to name her new baby ‘Olivia’ because she has the same middle name, drama ensues over a family miscommunication
Naming a baby is a challenging conundrum that, for some, comes naturally. But for others, new parents who overthink things or who never experienced a baby name revelation, the choice becomes overwhelming. This new mother in our next story had laboriously struggled with baby names for months, hemming and hawing over options, middle name combinations, …
Seguir leyendo ‘No one ‘owns’ a name’: Stepmother forbids her pregnant stepdaughter to name her new baby ‘Olivia’ because she has the same middle name, drama ensues over a family miscommunication
Husband and wife ‘leak’ fake baby names online to prank their prying family members, family does not have a laugh: ‘They said it was childish’
What do you expect when you’re expecting? For starters, you want to start setting up a nursery for the little one on the way. Grab a crib, some swaddling blankets, a mobile, maybe even some storybooks they won’t be able to comprehend until they start talking. Wait… quick! Think of some names for the little …
Seguir leyendo Husband and wife ‘leak’ fake baby names online to prank their prying family members, family does not have a laugh: ‘They said it was childish’
30-year-old mom insists that her pregnant sister should name her daughter Charlotte because she named her baby George, refuses to take no for an answer: ‘She’s obsessed with all things Bridgerton so that’s where her inspiration comes from’
There are some things you just can’t say, even to your closest friends. Anyone who has hated their best friend’s boyfriend knows this feeling of biting their tongue and hiding their true feelings until the couple breaks up. If the couple gets married and stays together forever, they are sworn to secrecy until either they …
Seguir leyendo 30-year-old mom insists that her pregnant sister should name her daughter Charlotte because she named her baby George, refuses to take no for an answer: ‘She’s obsessed with all things Bridgerton so that’s where her inspiration comes from’
‘I would start calling her kid Charlie 2’: New mom names newborn the same name as sister’s 4-year-old dog, demands sister change the dog’s name
A good dog name isn’t easy to decide on. It needs to be cute, catchy, easy to nickname (because you know that’s what you’re going to end up calling them anyway), and at least somewhat meaningful. There are a few solid classics, for sure. I know so many dogs (and cats, for that matter) named …
Seguir leyendo ‘I would start calling her kid Charlie 2’: New mom names newborn the same name as sister’s 4-year-old dog, demands sister change the dog’s name
Grandma-to-be flips out when mom refuses to name unborn child after brother who passed away when she was 16: ‘She told me I was being cold-hearted’
Welcoming a new baby into the family should be a time of happiness and harmony between parents and their adult kids. In many cases, though, it turns out to be anything but. There are two things that bring up old issues and grudges between relatives like no other, and they are weddings and producing a …
Seguir leyendo Grandma-to-be flips out when mom refuses to name unborn child after brother who passed away when she was 16: ‘She told me I was being cold-hearted’
Entitled MIL purposely calls woman’s newborn by the wrong name because she ‘likes it’ better, situation reaches a boiling point when MIL writes the wrong name on his Christmas gift
Many parents can’t wait until the day they hold their child in their arms for the first time and finally give the baby their name. Some folks have had a list of baby names in their notes app since they, too, were kids, and others wait until the moment they lock eyes with their adorable …
Seguir leyendo Entitled MIL purposely calls woman’s newborn by the wrong name because she ‘likes it’ better, situation reaches a boiling point when MIL writes the wrong name on his Christmas gift
Wife gives newborn twins true crime-related names, husband doesn’t make the connection until it’s too late: ‘I don’t know what your wife is thinking’
Choosing a baby name is no easy task. You want to strike the right balance of pleasing, interesting, and most of all, respecting your child and their future endeavors in the working world. I’m all for off-beat names, but you can only go so far before you’re making life hard for your kid down the …
Seguir leyendo Wife gives newborn twins true crime-related names, husband doesn’t make the connection until it’s too late: ‘I don’t know what your wife is thinking’