Everyone keeps commenting on how much they hate our new baby's name

[Anonymous]

I really hope this is a troll post. No one could be this rude to new parents.

Stand up to your dammed relatives, OP, otherwise face a lifetime of harassment over all your parenting (and indeed, all life) decisions.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Do they understand the intent behind it? Ir did you just sorta announce your decision and that rubbed your mom and aunt the wrong way? Did you explain that Grace is a personal and family name for DH ? And that Sara was something you and Dh like? Is there a cultural element? Does your family want you to choose a name with a meaning or cultural significance instead?

There's no real cultural element. We're many generations American, vaguely Christian (we hide eggs at Easter and do Christmas at home and that's pretty much it). The names my similarly-aged sisters and cousins have given their children are: Skylar, Madison, Parker, McKayla, Grayson, Sophia, Landon.

We explained our reasoning for the first and middle names, and how much we love them, etc. They just seem to disagree with our taste.

Aside from Sophia and a bunch of surnames there, those are tacky low class made up names. Yours is a classic. They are blockheads.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do they understand the intent behind it? Ir did you just sorta announce your decision and that rubbed your mom and aunt the wrong way? Did you explain that Grace is a personal and family name for DH ? And that Sara was something you and Dh like? Is there a cultural element? Does your family want you to choose a name with a meaning or cultural significance instead?

There's no real cultural element. We're many generations American, vaguely Christian (we hide eggs at Easter and do Christmas at home and that's pretty much it). The names my similarly-aged sisters and cousins have given their children are: Skylar, Madison, Parker, McKayla, Grayson, Sophia, Landon.

We explained our reasoning for the first and middle names, and how much we love them, etc. They just seem to disagree with our taste.

Aside from Sophia and a bunch of surnames there, those are tacky low class made up names. Yours is a classic. They are blockheads.

Sure. Made-up blockheads

[Anonymous]

OP, the problem is that you are letting your family get away with being disrespectful. Your husband was right, but clearly your female relatives on your side, discount your husband, first because he's male and second because he's not directly related to them but only related by marriage.

YOU need to stand up to your family. The next time they mention changing your mind about the name, you need to be very explicit and say that you both love the name, you have no intention of changing the name, and that they are being rude and disrespectful by criticizing the choice you made for your daughter's name and trying to get you to change the name. Tell them that they can stop talking about it or they can leave, but you won't accept their continued criticism of the name you both love.

If you don't stand up to them, they will continue on until your daughter is old enough to understand and it will be very cruel to your daughter. You need to stop this practice and you need to do it yesterday, like before the baby was born, but since you haven't yet, you need to do it the very next time your relatives mention the topic again.

[Anonymous]

How utterly ridiculous. I thought you were going to say that your child's name was something like Caligula or Viagra or R2D2 or something.

Sara Grace is such a neutral, classic name. The H or no H question is like Catherine/Katherine--totally inconsequential. I can't understand how anybody would object to this name.

You need to tell your family that they are being appallingly rude and their opinions were neither solicited nor wanted. Absurd.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m having a very hard time believing this.

I dunno why but I immediately thought this was fake too.

Same.

[Anonymous]

You need to draw the lone.
“Her name is final. If you mention it or criticize it again. We will hang up/leave. “ then if they don’t stop : “we are giving you two days to think about how terrible you’re being to a baby—bring it up again and we will not respond to calls, texts, requests to visit, etc.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do they understand the intent behind it? Ir did you just sorta announce your decision and that rubbed your mom and aunt the wrong way? Did you explain that Grace is a personal and family name for DH ? And that Sara was something you and Dh like? Is there a cultural element? Does your family want you to choose a name with a meaning or cultural significance instead?

There's no real cultural element. We're many generations American, vaguely Christian (we hide eggs at Easter and do Christmas at home and that's pretty much it). The names my similarly-aged sisters and cousins have given their children are: Skylar, Madison, Parker, McKayla, Grayson, Sophia, Landon.

We explained our reasoning for the first and middle names, and how much we love them, etc. They just seem to disagree with our taste.

Aside from Sophia and a bunch of surnames there, those are tacky low class made up names. Yours is a classic. They are blockheads.

Sure. Made-up blockheads

+1. Unless her name is Blockhead, this is definitely not real.

[Anonymous]

At this point I would look them in they eyes and say “I can’t take this conversation seriously from people who believe Skylar, McKayla, Parker, and Madison are acceptable names.”.

[Anonymous]

Your family is super rude, OP. Sara Grace is a beautiful name.

[Anonymous]

Sara Grace is my daughter's name (but with an H). Ha! Is this a troll post? Because it's such a basic name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At this point I would look them in they eyes and say “I can’t take this conversation seriously from people who believe Skylar, McKayla, Parker, and Madison are acceptable names.”.

Terrible idea. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a good name or not. You certainly don’t start insulting the names of other kids in the family.
Although I no longer believe OP after she said the names of the other kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m having a very hard time believing this.

I dunno why but I immediately thought this was fake too.

Obviously

[Anonymous]

You tell them to fu&k off. And then make a nasty comment about their name or their kid’s name (ok, you don’t have to do the second part).

[Anonymous]

Your family sounds trashy. Ignore.