Negative reaction to baby's name

sulncrmnal · March 2013

Hi all. As an August 2013 mommy to be, I was wondering if any of you have decided on what to name your little one and have had negative reactions to it?

The long story short on why I'm asking is that hubby and I found out we were having a son two weeks ago today. We both decided that we love the name Landon and will be using hubby's name as the middle name, thereby producing "Landon Christopher". I'd (in hindsight, FOOLISHLY) told my mom weeks prior that if it were a boy that we were *remotely* considering the name Christian Thomas (Thomas being her maiden name). We scrapped that name due to a litany of issues - trust me there's a laundry list and she can't let go of that fleeting thought.

She's now refusing to use the name we've settled on and it's getting ugly - fast. Anyone having similar issues or have known of this happening before?

tokenhoser · March 2013

Um... she can refuse whatever she wants and that doesn't impact you. She's being crazy. Cut her out of the name discussions and just tell her the name when baby is born.

magdalina.h · March 2013

Tell her that she had the chance to name you and it's unfair that she is behaving like this. I would flat out say to my mom, how would you feel if your mom behaved like this when you named me?

dmwbqb · March 2013

I think Landon Christopher is a great name. You will come across people that have opinions no matter what. If you guys love the name, go with it. I'm sure once the baby comes they will get over it.

ETA: my mom isn't too keen on our boy name

WheeLinTheSky3 · March 2013

We named our DS Jackson and some people love it and some hate it. We got mixed reactions but that is the risk I took when telling people the name. DH and I loved it and thats all that mattered to us. Im sorry that your mom is acting that way but if you an

Cosmic+Love · March 2013

My mom HATED the name my sister chose for my nephew. However, when he arrived in all of his cuteness, she quickly came around. Tell your mom that you appreciate her opinion, but this is your (and DH's) decision. Then let it go. If she brings it up again,

thellx · March 2013

My mom did something similar when I told her the names we were considering. She tried to push family names from her side of the family on me, and when I told her we weren't considering any of them, she made snide comments about the names that we did like

plunderb · March 2013

Well, now you know never to share baby names with her in the future!

My grandmother refused to call two of my brothers by their real names. As in she made up completely unrelated names and called them by those names. It was really strange. It did

acarrino · March 2013

Yes. We are naming our daughter Blake and people either love it or hate it. I have heard that Blake is a boys name more times than I can count.

CaliforniaDream87 · March 2013

It's your baby. You name your child what you want, period.

Yes, we have our DS name and we don't even discuss it with people.

sulncrmnal · March 2013

Thank you all for your responses! I thought she was being extra-strength craycray as well but I didn't know if it were my hormones or not...lol! I have told her firmly on several occasions that this is our decision and that she had her chance to name my s

davisislands · March 2013

I would leave her out of name conversation from here on out. I quickly learned to do the same with my mother. When I told her if we have a boy we are naming him Isaac, after DH's grandfather who he was very close with and admired deeply, she asked why

kateisgreat · March 2013

This is why we don't share our name choices. There will always be negative comments about your name choices, no matter what they are. People can still be negative after it's on the birth certificate, but it's not the same as someone constantly badgering y

laceyesmith · March 2013

Yikes! Sorry you're dealing with that. It sounds like your mom has a really strong preference and she's upset, but maybe she'll come back around. We decided not to tell people the name we chose until baby boy is born. When people ask, we just say somethin

MrsNyberg09 · March 2013

We were going to use my husbands moms middle name for our daughter and told his dad about it. Well we found a first name we really liked Ellianna and of corse ann wont work with that so we changed it to my aunts middle name jean. My husband told his dad a

MrsNyberg09 · March 2013

acarrino:
Yes. We are naming our daughter Blake and people either love it or hate it. I have heard that Blake is a boys name m

Fielding2b · March 2013

MrsNyberg09:

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V&G101808 · March 2013

I was afraid this would happen if we had a girl...

Your mom really has no say, so in reality she needs to just suck it up and get over it. It's your kid, you can name him what you want. I think the name is great.

I'm sure sh

Fielding2b · March 2013

Hubby and I were considering a name and he TOLD HIS MOTHER *gasp*. Apparently she sent him an email with the "urban dictionary meaning" and I guess it wasn't good. I quickly reminded my husband that the name is from the Bible and I don't kn

wifeyvana · March 2013

People LOVE to give their unwanted opinions on names, which is why we only tell close friends like our bff's before the baby arrives. After that, the name is on the birth certificate and its too late for opinions lol.

[Deleted User] · March 2013

Landon Christopher is adorable

Actually yes my MIL just gave us a look when we told her his name will be Roman Michael she was like "ohhh where did you come up with that?"

That's just rude. Grandparents had their chance to name

inthelost · March 2013

It's not her baby, it's not her business. She's being unreasonable and downright rude. I would ignore her and she can't not choose to use the name you and DH use.

sulncrmnal · March 2013

Thank you, we think his name is adorable as well!!

MILs are a whole other creature...DHs mom can't get past the fact that I'm a black woman (after 13 years / 8 years married!) much less the fact that her grandson

Sascha3 · March 2013

acarrino:
Yes. We are naming our daughter Blake and people either love it or hate it. I have heard that Blake is a boys name more t

sulncrmnal · March 2013

o_O Ohh my goodness, did the crowd go silent? Insane! I'm sure your sister was THRILLED that you stepped to your mom!

The funny part is my sister and I were on the phone when I was reading your message and she was livid about the convo our

carlieanddanwedding · March 2013

Good for your sister!

We told my mom that if we have a girl we're naming her Eleanor (for my best friend Elly) May (my grandma's middle name). She loves May, but she hates Eleanor, and I told her tough $hit! She still doesn't love it,

littlemissblondiex · March 2013

DH's father wants me to name it after them if it is a boy"Don Reo" the third. Uhm no thanks lol I told him if it's a boy he's in for a surprise because there is no way I am using that name lol They can get over it. I'm sure someone will always

kahlan82 · March 2013

We are naming our son Thomas Courtney and some people don't like Courtney because it's a "girl's name." Although it can be both. Grandparents can get pretty emotional about grandchildren. I think they forget it's now "our" turn to raise our

Laurakat81 · March 2013

Wow. I'd ignore her until she can behave like an adult personally.

lyndz333 · March 2013

My hubby made me promise that we would never tell anyone the name we eventually decide on. I truthfully couldn't understand why but after reading posts like this I guess I understand now! Sorry to hear you are getting such grief. Do what

Monilee1017 · March 2013

We were team green for DS, named Dominic, but we we're considering Larissa if he was going to be a girl, almost everyone hated it. They had no problem telling me to my face. My response was "good thing it's not your child."

My brothers name

atoz625 · March 2013

I just raised my eyebrows to your mom, as I was reading this. I personally think Landon Christopher is an awesome name! Your mom is being way lame.

treehugginbride · March 2013

Fielding2b:
Hubby and I were considering a name and he TOLD HIS MOTHER *gasp*. Apparently she sent him an email with th<

TurtleMomma · March 2013

DH and I got into a fight with BIL and wife because we're 5 weeks apart and we both want the same girl name. The family could not handle two little girls with the same name that close together. The "agreement" we came to was that they would use it as a

mommabmb · March 2013

littlemissblondiex:
DH's father wants me to name it after them if it is a boy"Don Reo" the third. nbsp;Uhm no thanks lol I told him

thellx · March 2013

TurtleMomma:
DH and I got into a fight with BIL and wife because we're 5 weeks apart and we both want the same girl name. The

TurtleMomma · March 2013

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mrsf123 · March 2013

We don't tell anyone our name until the baby is born for this exact reason.

Your mom is being an idiot. The baby's name is the baby's name. She can't change it by calling the baby something else!

MellyLuc · March 2013

Absolutely love the name Blake for a girl (it was one of my choices) and love the name Landen also.

If we have a boy, we are going with Rowan Andrew....we have gotten a bunc

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