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graciesmurf
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WDYT of Ruth Willow
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Long story:
https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/67315013/ShowThread.aspx#67315013
But now I find myself in a situation where I have to re-convince my DH that Ruth Willow is a beautiful name.
Ruth was my grandma (passed away 5 years ago) and is my sister. William was DH's grandpa (passed away 3 years ago) and is his brother's middle name.
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Re: WDYT of Ruth Willow
I saw your post below, and I truly do think it's a beautiful name!
I love it!
Why do you have to reconvince him? because his mommy doesnt like it? that is BS!
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I think it's a sweet name, and I love the significance behind both the fn and mn. You've made a great choice, and I truly believe that she will come around once the baby is born and she has such a positive association with it.
This happened to my parents too. For me (their first) they changed the name and later regretted it. But, for my sisters, they went with their first choice. None of the grandparents even remember that they were ever opposed to the names in the first place.
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Ruth Willow is an absolutely beautiful name. It's not fair for your MIL to say your GFIL wouldn't liked it, since he's not here to speak for himself. She is the one who doesn't like it. Too bad it's not about her.
Willow is a beautiful name by itself, and the fact that it can also honor your GFIL is great. If you and your H love the name then don't let anyone else's gross attitude change that.
My thoughts exactly. I love the meaning!
Thank you for bringing up this point. My sister is completely over the moon that we chose Ruth. She's not planning on using the name but she said, "Even if I change my mind about that, so what? There can be more than one Ruth".
Its a beautiful name, don't change it!
I just want to give you a world as beautiful as you are to me.
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I also really like this. Classic, Unique, Pretty & Meaningful rolled into 1.
Do what YOU want for your child's name. After all it is your child! Good Luck!
Thank you everyone.
I think I'm turning this into a bigger deal than it really is. It's enough that I like the name and DH likes the name. I'm not going to worry about anyone else anymore.
In little Ruthie's life she's going to run into people who don't like her name. That's life, not every person can like every name. It sucks that my MIL is one of the ones who doesn't like it, but I'm done getting my panties in a wad about it. It's not my problem, it's hers- she's the one who's going to have to deal with it, not me.
I said it before and I'll say it again....Ruth Willow is PERFECT!
It's a little elegant, a little spunky, a little classic, a little fresh. I can see the CUTEST little girl with that, but it would also age well.
ITA with all of this! Ruth Willow is gorgeous!
And, what if you change this name for her and you have another girl and she does it again? What else will she try to assert herself into to influence your decision? What about your decisions in your children's upbringing? I have friends that have interfering ILs and parents, and its not pretty.
I have a much younger BIL, DH's brother, who's a direct result of my MIL not putting her foot down when her ILs interfered constantly and coddled BIL so much that he's now a 24yo who's on the 10-year community college associates degree track, wouldn't know how to tell the truth if his life depended on it, doesn't know what responsibility is, accountability for ones actions is, what a honest days' work really is, and that living at your parents' summer home while they're not there is not really living on your own when you're not paying for the rent, cable, electricity, water, or your food. Now he may be an extreme case, but the point is that you will be making decisions every day for your children that will add up to their lifetime of who they are. DH and I believe very strongly that if we open the door slightly, we'll never get it shut.
It’s not that I don’t like you, it’s that I don’t know you. Stranger Danger.
The name Willow is a baby girl name. The name Willow comes from the English origin. In English The meaning of the name Willow is: Slender;graceful. From the willow tree noted for slender graceful branches and leaves.
Maybe let him read that? Or tell him the meaning? It's beautiful and it will never sound 'too childish' or 'too old.' My fiance tried to change our boy name, just stand your ground. It's been picked out. Explain to him how you already associate the name with baby if it is a girl. Ask him what he remembers about his grandfather, does he truly think his grandfather, if he were still alive, would tell him he hates the name Willow, especially when it is in honor of him?
This! Love the name Ruth Willow!
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Amen! Ruth Willow is cute as heck. My MIL really influenced my H on the naming process too and now I am sorry that I didn't fight harder for my first choice which she didn't like as much. Stand your ground and convince your H not to listen to his mommy! Names tend to grow on family members that aren't too keen on the name in the first place so just go with what you love and don't let their opinions sway you.