What do you do when...?

AMcLaws

Have any of you ever encountered this??

"oh, what a beautiful baby!! What's his/her name??"

"Thank you! Its *name*"

"oh....i don't like that very much!"

 

WELL! EXCUSE ME! You had your chance, and I had mine! I get this all the time! And I LOVE my baby girls name. (We named her McKynlee Ann. She typically gets called McKynlee or just Kynlee). Its driving me friggin insane!

Laurakat81

I'd straight up tell them they are being very rude and disrespectful. If you wanted their opinion, you'd have asked for it. I can't believe people would say that...and in front of your daughter no less! I realize she might be too young to understand but still! So rude!

karen_loy

It has never happened to me but.. how rude! I'd tell them how out of place and disrespectful their opinion is! geez.. some people!

Keri Marie

I've never encountered this, but It wouldn't bother me. I'd probably say "oh well" smile and move on. I rarely care about other peoples opinions.

AlphabetFish

Oh, wow, that's awful. What a rude thing to say about a name that has already been given to a baby.

Indynurse12

I would probably reply with "What a horribly rude thing to say" then walk away. It will never cease to amaze me what comes out of some people's mouth.

mybobble

What a rude thing to say! That's probably what I would say in return. People have no tack anymore.

I was out once w/ ds and someone asked what his name was so I told them. I got this as a response "oh........that's.........a.........interesting...........name..........."

Yes, complete w/ huge gaps. I took that as a I don't like that name. My response to her was "it's a family name and dh and I both really liked it" and I walked away.

526SadieSadie

It should be acceptable to kick people in the shins for having a negative reaction to a name when the child is already born and named. 

If you can't fake a positive reaction, don't ask strangers what their child's name is.

tattedlaura

Some people have no manners...

HannahO28

My parents taught me a great trick for how to respond to such a comment.

Sound a little shocked and ask "What did you just say?" (don't say it angry, say it like you're sure you must have misheard)

Let them respond. If they repeat the same thing, pause for a good three or four seconds, looking confused and then.

"Oh. That's what I thought you said." 

Then walk away. It's super simple, but it works every time for making them feel like a jerk. 

giraffe54

With the craze to be different and unique when it comes to names, it's not surprising that people are going to dislike many of the names out there. That's the risk you took as parents, and it's somewhat disingenuous to be surprised about such reactions, given how vocal the world is about disliking this trend. That being said, there's never any excuse to be rude, especially about someone as pure and innocent as a child. 

For what it's worth, I'm not a fan of unusual names, but I think the name McKynlee Ann is cute and your baby's gorgeous. Any person who has a different reaction after getting a look at her is screwed in the head. 

Pictures29

HannahO28:

My parents taught me a great trick for how to respond to such a comment.

Sound a little shocked and ask "What did you just say?" (don't say it angry, say it like you're sure you must have misheard)

Let them respond. If they repeat the same thing, pause for a good three or four seconds, looking confused and then.

"Oh. That's what I thought you said." 

Then walk away. It's super simple, but it works every time for making them feel like a jerk. 

Love this! And I agree with PP about the popularity of unique names unfortunately a lot of people just aren't going to like them but that doesn't mean they need to be rude! 

WiFeY 4 LiFeY

I dont think I would be able to say anything, I would be in shock...People are SO rude

AMcLaws

Thank you so much! We think she's beautiful!....but we're biased I LOVE different names, but I don't feel her name is *that* different.