No. But then again, they don't want to ever hurt my feelings, so they would still ask my input in the end.....even if I took the money. Or they would make me make a list, and then they would pick from the ones they knew that I liked. Lol
No. But then again, they don't want to ever hurt my feelings, so they would still ask my input in the end.....even if I took the money. Or they would make me make a list, and then they would pick from the ones they knew that I liked. Lol
I might consider it. My ILs have classic taste like H and I. Considering we named DS after FIL, we would have come out on top.
Absolutely not. The thought alone that people would pay relatives to get to pick the name of their baby is actually pretty offensive to me.
That said, our LO will probably have my mother's/grandmother's/my official first name - Lucia - as her MN if she's a girl, and my dad's first name as his MN if he's a boy. BUT this was 100% my husband's idea. None of our parents will know what our baby is called until he/she's born.
The other link:
Me: the imaginative celebrity. My dad: the intuitive leader
Our other names (including DH's) are all Dutch and not on that site.
Also that seems pretty awful to bribe your own kids to name their baby after you/your family/your family's tradition. Give the baby the money as a gift for being a new addition; don't have a bunch of strings attached. Ugh, it's like some people with money want to watch people without dance like monkeys just for a handout. Undignifying.
Depends on the name - colleges are going to be a crazy amount of money by 2032/20. But my ILs are really great, so "bribery" would really be a teasing excuse to give the baby money. Actual bribing would come from certain grandparents.
10K?! Hello home renovations! Heck yeah, but I also know they would be choosing completely respectable names. Maybe not my style, but good names - they did fine naming their kids
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No way. FIL has been dropping not-so-subtle hints that, should we have a son, he'd like his name used for the MN. The funny thing is we had been considering it and doing so is actually a tradition in my family but because he's pushed, I'm now pretty well against it. Wife would get to choose MN and she's I think leaning more toward using a prominent family friend's name and I'd prefer that as well.
Re: For $10K, would you let your ILs name LO?
H: Teacher's Pet
DD: Cheery Romantic (accurate so far!)
DS: Observing Artist
My dad: the intuitive leader
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Also that seems pretty awful to bribe your own kids to name their baby after you/your family/your family's tradition. Give the baby the money as a gift for being a new addition; don't have a bunch of strings attached. Ugh, it's like some people with money want to watch people without dance like monkeys just for a handout. Undignifying.
I never thought to ask for money...
March 2016 siggy: babies - expectation vs reality
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