Facebook Baby Name Drama (NTTGPR)

gigismomma · August 2011

Good morning ladies!!!

This morning while checking FB I came across a disagreement between two of my friends over the name they seleced for their new born baby boys. Jocelyn had her baby boy first sometime earlier this month and named him Mason. Melissa had her baby over the weekend and also named him Mason. Jocelyn is now upset that Melissa 'stole' her son's name and thinks it was tacky to name her son Mason. Melissa basically can careless and told Jocelyn to get a life, this is her third son and she and her H picked out the name when she found out she was pg. Melissa is a few yrs older than Jocelyn and they do not live in the same city so their kids will not go to school together at all. [these are girls I went to HS with]

What would you do? Would you care? if one of your not so close friends named their child the same as you child and they were born close together.

LM915 · August 2011

No, I wouldn't care if it was a friend that I wasn't even close to. And even if I did care, I would never say anything about it, let alone on fb. Some people just need to keep their thoughts to themselves.

behapy2day · August 2011

If it were someone I wasn't even close with, it wouldnt even phase me at all. I might even give them a compliment on fb about having such great taste in names. Yes

If it was someone close to me, it might bother me a tiny bit, but not enough to say something. My best friend and I share the same name and it has never felt weird. I know that we both even like some of the same girl names and if she decided to use a name after I had named my child... we would probably joke about carrying on the tradition of shared names!

I think Jocelyn needs to grow up. If you pick a popular name like Mason, there are bound to be other Masons in your life.

edited: wording

femmepink · August 2011

Jocelyn sounds very immature.

No one can claim a name. There are a lot more Mason's than hers. She needs to get a life, Melissa is right.

gigismomma · August 2011

TheAnne:
gigismomma:

Good morning ladies!!!

This morning while checking FB I came across a disagreement between two of my friends over the name they seleced for their new born baby boys. Jocelyn had her baby boy first sometime earlier this month and named him Mason. Melissa had her baby over the weekend and also named him Mason. Jocelyn is now upset that Melissa 'stole' her son's name and thinks it was tacky to name her son Mason. Melissa basically can careless and told Jocelyn to get a life, this is her third son and she and her H picked out the name when she found out she was pg. Melissa is a few yrs older than Jocelyn and they do not live in the same city so their kids will not go to school together at all. [these are girls I went to HS with]

What would you do? Would you care? if one of your not so close friends named their child the same as you child and they were born close together.

I would stay out of it but MH and I would probably laugh and judge Jocelyn for being so immature and thinking she can "claim" a name. Honestly, it would probably even affect how I viewed Jocelyn and her judgment abilities from now on.

Anne I am judging Jocelyn for this behavior. She is a nice girl but to 'claim' a name is a alittle crazy to me. Not to mention she is a huge bragger. She is one of 3 girls and they remind me of 'Keeping up with the Kardashians'. Maybe thats why she picked Mason for a name...who knows

lmsherwo · August 2011

I think Jocelyn is being kind of ridiculous. Mason isn't even an uncommon/rare name or anything. I would probably be a bit surprised if one of my not-so-close friends named their baby the same name as mine, but I wouldn't start an argument over it. I might say something like, "Oh, looks like [name] is more popular than I thought!" but that's all.

the struggle and hustle · August 2011

Really? Do people serioulsy get this upset about something as ridiculous as this? Did she make up the name herself? Is there a patent on it? Are you sure she is not still in high school?

rellicdragon · August 2011

TheAnne:
gigismomma:

Good morning ladies!!!

This morning while checking FB I came across a disagreement between two of my friends over the name they seleced for their new born baby boys. Jocelyn had her baby boy first sometime earlier this month and named him Mason. Melissa had her baby over the weekend and also named him Mason. Jocelyn is now upset that Melissa 'stole' her son's name and thinks it was tacky to name her son Mason. Melissa basically can careless and told Jocelyn to get a life, this is her third son and she and her H picked out the name when she found out she was pg. Melissa is a few yrs older than Jocelyn and they do not live in the same city so their kids will not go to school together at all. [these are girls I went to HS with]

What would you do? Would you care? if one of your not so close friends named their child the same as you child and they were born close together.

I would stay out of it but MH and I would probably laugh and judge Jocelyn for being so immature and thinking she can "claim" a name. Honestly, it would probably even affect how I viewed Jocelyn and her judgment abilities from now on.

This

TerraCotta210 · August 2011

the struggle and hustle:

Really? Do people serioulsy get this upset about something as ridiculous as this? Did she make up the name herself? Is there a patent on it? Are you sure she is not still in high school?

This. Yes

Did anyone tell your friend Jocelyn that she stole the name Mason from the Kardashians??? ROFL. You can't own a name - she is just being silly.

MSC03 · August 2011

Did they really duke it out on Facebook?

gigismomma · August 2011

MrsSummitCounty:
Did they really duke it out on Facebook?

J made a comment on M's wall and M basically told her in a not so nice way to hop off her cl*t and get over it no one cares and her son is healthy and her family is happy. I just laughed because J, like I said, is a bragger and one of those girls who just loves attention for things she does. But she is the youngest sister and one of her her older sisters who just had a baby earlier this year is just as bad. It is mindless humor to me but hilarious to be all over FB, and watch how other people are commenting as well. Too funny!!!!!!!

celestialnyte · August 2011

I don't think I'd care. There is no way that you're going to go through life and not meet someone with your name (in a very big generalization. I know that some celebrities name their children things that I would never think to name my children...but. ...)

Unless I missed it, it doesn't sound like either of them discussed what they would be naming their children prior to doing so, and even if she did know that the name was "taken" ... what does it matter?

Isn't the more important thing to make sure to raise your child to be the best they can be? Not "hey biitch you stole my name!" That just is silly and childish IMHO. It's just a name. Please, raise your child to be more rational and adult like.

mchupie · August 2011

Ummm yeah, dumb. Who cares? I think the whole concept of "name-stealing" is narcissistic and pathetic.

brookelynpaisley · August 2011

If you choose a name as popular as Mason is becoming (or any of the -aden names or Liam or a top 10 name) then no, you can't get upset. And even if it's not a super popular name, you still can't get upset. Everyone gets to name their child. These girls need to grow up, because in the grand scheme of things, this crap doesn't matter.

RandiDeeAnn · August 2011

I just found out yesterday that my pastor's wife (a good friend of mine) is pregnant. While they are hoping for a girl, no matter what they have, if they end up taking names that are on our list of potentials for future children, it might be weird. But we've had some name ideas hanging around for a long time. She's going to pop before me even if I got pg today. We'd just get over it. I'm "stealing" a name for my girl list from my cousin. Just so no one in the world does this again, I'm putting it out there right now ...... Judah and Jaisa. There. They are mine. Lol.

kimmyg000 · August 2011

I wouldn't use a name if someone close to us used because it would be too confusing when we would get together having 2 kids with the same name. But if someone else used "our name" I definately wouldn't hash it out of facebook. REally if you both have happy healthy babies, life is good whatever their names are. Just reminded me how one of my high school friend got mad because she was engaged for 2 yrs and is getting married this weekend, and another one of these friends got engaged not even a year ago and got married at the beginning of the month. Yep, she's upset this girl got married before her. Just goes to prove these girls were only my "friends" because I grew up in a small town and there was not a lot of options for friends. I have since found real friends thank goodness!

BearWombat · August 2011

I'll be honest, DH and I agreed on Sophie for our first girl. We both LOVE the name, and we didn't tell anyone about it. Then, one of my friends had her baby girl and named her Sophie. She lives in the same metro area as us, but not the same city, and we rarely see each other and almost never talk, but I still will not name my daughter Sophie. I was absolutely crushed at first, and then I was bitter, but now I'm okay...

Now I've fallen in love with the name Harper, and no matter if anyone in my family or nearby friends or anyone names their baby Harper close to when I have a baby, I will still name my baby girl Harper.

newlywedfarmgirl · August 2011

I could care less, especially because they don't live in the same city. I would be more upset with a friend (if spent a lot of time with them) if they would name their kid the same as mine. I would never name my children the same name as any of our close friends. I actually hope that no one names their kids the names we want.

Oh and I wouldn't make drama about it, especially on FB.

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