What would you do-annoying nickname issue with MIL

mommyaug06 · March 2009

DD #2 is due in less the 4 weeks. Her name is Reese. My mother inlaw said she was going to call her reese cup and I told her if she planned on doing that then I would chose a different name. I think Reese Cup is a dumb nickname. Her name is Reese not Reese Cup. So anyway she agreed no to call her that. A good friend of mine over heard her talking on sat saying she is still going to call her that. Am I wrong here? And why would she do it if she knows it annoys me?

DandelionMom · March 2009

If she's anything like my MIL she's more likely to keep it up if she knows it bothers you. So in that case, you'd have to completely annoy it or correct her every time until she gets bored.

If she's normally a nice enough person, have DH let her know that it is something he wishes MIL wouldn't do so DD won't grow up to be embarassed by her name.

sugarp · March 2009

Don't let it bother you just yet. Wait until she actually calls your DD "Reese Cup" and then gently, but firmly tell her you do not want your DD called that silly name. If she still doesn't get it, let it go. I know it's annoying, but there has been a nickname (some ok, some stupid) for every one of my children whether I liked it or not and you just have to brush it off.

stacynikki · March 2009

Does it bother you as long as she doesn't say it around you? I guess I don't see the big deal.

mommyaug06 · March 2009

Well my DH just told me he thinks im a psycho because of this! He says im stuid for being annoyed by this!

mommyaug06 · March 2009

stacynikki:
Does it bother you as long as she doesn't say it around you? I guess I don't see the big deal.

I just dont like it. I just told DH im naming her Reese. She is not a candy bar. If I were delivering a candy bar that would be fine. I think MIL is doing it just because she knows I hate it.

stacynikki · March 2009

I really like the name Reese and it's on the top of our list if we have a girl next time. But I also fully expect that people will call her Reese's Pieces and Reese Cup her entire life. You can't control it and I seriously doubt your MIL is doing it to annoy you. She probably just thinks it's really cute. If you hate it that much, knowing it will happen for the rest of your DD's life, then maybe you should rethink the name.

AnnapolisLari · March 2009

My name is Larissa, and people called me Reese or Reese's Cup on occasion. I ignored it, and they eventually stopped.

snickerdoodle27 · March 2009

She'll probably keep doing it just to annoy you. Grandparents love to come up with dumb nicknames. WE named ds Jacob and clal him that, but my fil insists on calling him Jake. Not once have we told him that it's Ok. DH's cousins call him "Jake the Snake." I just ignore it.

mommyaug06 · March 2009

stacynikki:
I really like the name Reese and it's on the top of our list if we have a girl next time. But I also fully expect that people will call her Reese's Pieces and Reese Cup her entire life. You can't control it and I seriously doubt your MIL is doing it to annoy you. She probably just thinks it's really cute. If you hate it that much, knowing it will happen for the rest of your DD's life, then maybe you should rethink the name.

We had a different name and MIL didnt like it so then suddenly DH didnt like it! Hes a mommas boy!

august06mom · March 2009

Get over it. You are being silly. It's a little nickname, and it's not insulting. Pick your battles.

DandR · March 2009

Of all the things to be annoyed about, nicknames, dumb or otherwise, are near the bottom of my list.

We named Taylor that name on purpose because I did not want a name that could be shortened into a "nickname"...I named her Taylor. (and Audrey for that matter..by Mitchell, i gave up and realized a nickname is just a term of endearment and nothing more).

Anyways.....We now call Taylor SEVERAL of the nicknames that I big people's head off for even mentioning while I was pregnant. "Tay Tay" was one that I flipped out when one of DH's cousins said "ohhh Taylor! Little Tay, Tay...that will be a cute name!" But that's what Mitch calls her..so when I talk to Mitch, i say 'It's bedtime, Give Tay Tay a hug!" or whatever.

Tator Tot, Taylor Tot, Tay, Tay Tay, All Done Tay (el dente), etc are all names we all call her now.

Its just a nickname, and the most you can do is correct her when she says it, but honestly, I'd let it blow over, let Reese correct her when she grows up if it bugs her.

shellbug79 · March 2009

MIL calls Isabelle Isabug & I use to want to scream until I realized that at some point I am not going to be able to control every aspect of my child's life. MIL also has a way of changing everything that has a name, Isabelle's stuffed cat is called MEOW but MIL calls it TIGER, now Isabelle has learned at 2.5yrs old to correct her & she will also tell MIL that her name is not Isabug it's Isabelle so that makes me happy but if Isabelle doesn't mind then I've learned not to either b/c it's something special she shares with her grandmother.

Michelle

Zenya · March 2009

editing out my story in case anyone knows me or my MIL Angel

mommyaug06 · March 2009

august06mom:
Get over it. You are being silly. It's a little nickname, and it's not insulting. Pick your battles.

It just annoys me that she knows I dont like it but she is insisting. Its almost like she is doing to get to me.

MissMissy234 · March 2009

mommyaug06:

august06mom:
Get over it. You are being silly. It's a little nickname, and it's not insulting. Pick your battles.

It just annoys me that she knows I dont like it but she is insisting. Its almost like she is doing to get to me.

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