Step-parents have a difficult job to do. They have to strike a balance between being supportive of the kids and keeping their distance. Every relationship is different, of course, but it’s usually better to meet the kid where they’re at instead of forcing a certain dynamic onto them. This is especially true when their biological …
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Expecting mom plots to steal sister-in-law’s baby name, gets tricked into using a fake name for her unborn child: ‘I put on a performance like I had graduated from Julliard’
Perhaps the worst thing about dealing with a family rivalry is that it can be difficult to avoid the person who has a problem with you. For the sake of everyone else, you are forced to spend time with them and have a smile on your face as they do their darndest to make your …
Seguir leyendo Expecting mom plots to steal sister-in-law’s baby name, gets tricked into using a fake name for her unborn child: ‘I put on a performance like I had graduated from Julliard’
34-year-old sister who can’t have children insists on helping name brother’s newborn, is offended when he declines: ‘My mom thinks I lack compassion’
Naming a baby is an incredibly personal thing. It’s a moment where, at least in our contemporary culture, the only people who really get a say are the parents. Not their families, not their friends, and not anyone else. Sure, it’s nice to use a baby name to honor someone who has passed, or who …
Seguir leyendo 34-year-old sister who can’t have children insists on helping name brother’s newborn, is offended when he declines: ‘My mom thinks I lack compassion’
Ex-husband’s new fiance insists that his wife of 26 years and the mother of his 4 children change her last name back to her maiden name: ‘He wants me to move on’
A lot of people view a woman changing her maiden name to her married name through a very patriarchal lens. The idea that a woman takes her husband’s name instead of uniting with him and their children under the same name is very popular. Of course, it could be argued that if a woman really …
Seguir leyendo Ex-husband’s new fiance insists that his wife of 26 years and the mother of his 4 children change her last name back to her maiden name: ‘He wants me to move on’
17-year-old changes old-fashioned name to something contemporary, offends pregnant sister-in-law who wants to give her baby a vintage name: ‘She said she’d like me to rethink it’
The number of kids who grow up with a name they absolutely hate is plentiful. It’s all too common for the tastes of their parents to not align with their own, but it’s not so often that they go to the lengths of officially changing what they are called. Sometimes, though, having a name that …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old changes old-fashioned name to something contemporary, offends pregnant sister-in-law who wants to give her baby a vintage name: ‘She said she’d like me to rethink it’
‘Karen’: 34 Classic Gen X Names on the Brink of Extinction
What’s in a name? A lot actually… In fact–ancient cultures believed that your name was a predecessor for who you’d become, what you’d stand for, and the legends you’d create. Nowadays, young parents seem to be trying to out-stupid the other parents in the kindergarten PTA by naming their kids something ‘original’ just for the …
Seguir leyendo ‘Karen’: 34 Classic Gen X Names on the Brink of Extinction
Foster parents pressure 16-year-old foster kid to change his name from Ryder to Ryan, claims his name is too lewd: ‘They would like me to strongly consider it so I could have the chance at a professional future’
Babies aren’t put on this earth to have professional names. I understand why a parent wouldn’t want to name their kid something absurd, but if a kid is named something that society at large has decided is acceptable, who are we to make them feel wrong about that? I wouldn’t name my kid Hunter, Dallas, …
Seguir leyendo Foster parents pressure 16-year-old foster kid to change his name from Ryder to Ryan, claims his name is too lewd: ‘They would like me to strongly consider it so I could have the chance at a professional future’
Mom forbids 16-year-old son from going by ‘Lex,’ yells at teacher for not using the name ‘Alexander’ in school newsletter: ‘She told me I should stop trying to discard the name she lovingly chose for me’
Nicknames can be such a touchy subject when they don’t have to be. If you’re having a kid, you need to write down their name and every possible nickname they could have. If the sound of any of these nicknames makes you feel a level of disgust that would amount to absolute detestation, you probably …
Seguir leyendo Mom forbids 16-year-old son from going by ‘Lex,’ yells at teacher for not using the name ‘Alexander’ in school newsletter: ‘She told me I should stop trying to discard the name she lovingly chose for me’
Sister-in-law asks new mom to change her baby’s name from Liam to Alexander because she always wanted to name her baby Liam: ‘Mike didn’t let her use the name is because his ex has a son with that name’
It’s so difficult to name a human being. Once you go through all of the names of all the middle school bullies, weird acquaintances, and exes you and your partner have ever had, you’ve only got about five names left over. It’s difficult enough for two people to choose a name that they both like, …
Seguir leyendo Sister-in-law asks new mom to change her baby’s name from Liam to Alexander because she always wanted to name her baby Liam: ‘Mike didn’t let her use the name is because his ex has a son with that name’
Parents and kids reveal all the times a baby’s name got changed at the last minute: ‘I was Sarah, and now I’m Bentley’
Naming a baby is a serious undertaking. In theory, this is what they are going to be known as for the rest of their lives; no parent wants the embarrassment of their kid growing up and changing their name by deed poll because their naming choices caused so much unnecessary stress. As such, it’s no …
Seguir leyendo Parents and kids reveal all the times a baby’s name got changed at the last minute: ‘I was Sarah, and now I’m Bentley’