https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:57:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-540664 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:58:48 +0000 sorrycharlie 540664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: hahah sure!! edit - in some of her pictures, LO seriously looks mixed, people ask me! show her one of those and let her think she really is ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-540454 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:22:28 +0000 autumnlove 540454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellocupcake: @LazyLightning: OMG! Why do people say things like that? :-( We should start calling them different names. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-540368 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:09:57 +0000 autumnlove 540368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: Can I show her the pic of you-know-who in her swimsuit?!? Soooo cute!</p> <p>It just sucks because I see MIL a lot more these days and she brings up the name every single time. This name is not suitable for an Asian was her last comment. She also told LO to "tell" me that the name is awful and Granny doesn't like it. Completely ridiculous but I think DH is used to her being like this! Lol, I just need to work on doing a better job of tuning her out.</p> <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: Sigh, she just can't quit! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-540141 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:38:15 +0000 Reese 540141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh annoying! she really needs to back off. Sorry you are going through this </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-540126 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:35:40 +0000 lomom 540126@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thats completely bananas. Hopefully your DH will run interference since 1) it's his fault she knows and 2) it's his crazy mom! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-540103 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:32:40 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 540103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here's hoping that she likes it once she has a face to go with it? I agree, DH shouldn't have told her unless you both agreed to share it. </p> <p>I had a similar experience with a boss of mine who didn't like a girl's name we had picked out last time, even though the name had significance for our family. It's like, why is it any of your business?</p> <p>If I were you, I'd just tell her that yes, her time has come and gone and that she should stop being so negative over a name that you and DH obviously love. It's none of her business anymore and she should just keep her pie hole buttoned. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-540094 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:31:57 +0000 LazyLightning 540094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh. Yeah we're not telling ours either. I was just offhandedly discussing names with a relative the other day and one came up that she was so against (that i really liked), that she said "well if you name her that I'll just call her something else." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-540079 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:29:44 +0000 heffalump 540079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How annoying. These people are grown ups! They expect you to respect them in life, they should respect you and your decisions too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-540076 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:28:51 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 540076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If she admits that this isn't any of her business, and she's already had her chance to choose her own names, can you ask her why she keeps bringing it up? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-540064 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:26:55 +0000 autumnlove 540064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Thehistoryofus: Pretty sure but I won't order anything monogrammed yet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-540051 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:24:40 +0000 loveisstrange 540051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is why we didn't name C until she was born. My mom HATED several of ours that we tossed around and she was not shy about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-540046 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:23:44 +0000 hellocupcake 540046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my inlaws still call LO by the name they wish we would have went with, the husband encourages this behavior...ugh!</p> <p>Inlaws are fun (: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-540030 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:20:30 +0000 anonysquire 540030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom hates all my name choices. I figure I will just name them that anyways and she will have to accept it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-540023 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:19:14 +0000 T.H.O.U. 540023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmmmm..... Are you 100% sure on the name? Or is it just the top choice right now? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-539979 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:10:57 +0000 chopsuey 539979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So annoying. Tell your dh to talk to his mom! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-539973 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:09:55 +0000 sorrycharlie 539973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>um - show her a photo of you-know-who and how happy her own name makes her! LOL! name's the bomb.</p> <p>unless you changed it - then new name is the bomb too! hehe :o)</p> <p>also, i agree to just ignore her. she seems very bored a lot and likes to antagonize you in an "innocent" manner I think. or what she thinks is innocent but in actuality, annoying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-539933 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:00:27 +0000 Boogs 539933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: Rude! Just ignore her! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-539924 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:56:16 +0000 Smurfette 539924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So rude! I am sorry.</p> <p>This is exactly why we aren't sharing her name till she is born and named. I think people are less likely to give their opinion when the baby has been named already. I know my family, and I don't want to hear their opinions. We love it and that is all that matters. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-539919 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:54:27 +0000 Modern Daisy 539919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, that is so annoying! And totally inappropriate. I feel like it's the grandparents way of trying to have a little control over something that is 100% out of their control, but a very big deal in their lives. That's why they're so outspoken about it, because they desperately want something to be up to them.</p> <p>This is exaclty why I have sworn DH to secrecy and we are not telling anyone what names we are considering until it's on the birth certificate. I feel like our parents would hate anything we came up with just because it wasn't their idea. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-539904 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:49:54 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 539904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She needs to put a sock in it. My aunt hated the name my cousin and his wife selected for their daughter, so off the bat she shortened it. And my mom going along with her sister would mispronounce her name and followup with "or whatever the child's name." Finally I told her she sounded stupid and corrected/ helped her with the name.<br /> These old folks need to get over it, baby names are not their decisions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-539858 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:35:35 +0000 rachiecakes 539858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: my MIL is like this, she'll harp on and on<br /> She said it best - she had her chance. And saying that a name makes her sad is a real terrible thing to say about your granddaughter. Ugh, MILs! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-539857 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:35:24 +0000 LindsayInNY 539857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, what a witch!</p> <p>Friends of ours named their daughter Nevaeh (yes, heaven backwards). Sooo many people make fun of that name in general - even the dad drunkenly made fun of it while wife was pregnant! Thing is, the name totally fits their little girl! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-539837 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:30:13 +0000 autumnlove 539837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lolabee: I'm trying to not let her influence me but she is starting to say stuff like well if you name her that...I will call her ____ instead.It is probably just an idle threat but it annoys me so much.</p> <p> @mrsmenow: He told her to drop it several times! :-( She doesn't quit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-539801 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:24:13 +0000 Adira 539801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, that sucks! I'm sorry you felt the need to point it out to you - she should just keep it to herself!</p> <p>My mom isn't a fan of the name we picked either. We have a nice normal name, but are going by a unique nickname, which she doesn't seem to like. She doesn't like how we spelled it and doesn't know why we don't just name the kid the nickname since that's what we're planning on calling him. Oh well - you can't please everyone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-539799 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:23:58 +0000 lolabee 539799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oooh that is awful! I am afraid of that happening to us, even after the baby is officially named. Might not hear it direct but I'm sure we'll hear it. I'm sorry that happened! Will it change your minds? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-539798 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:23:57 +0000 Mrsbells 539798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hear this happening more and more lately. most people seem to think that they cant convince you to switch the name if they dont like it. I like keeping names secret for this reason </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-539796 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:23:56 +0000 mrsmenow 539796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That would drive me nuts. Can your DH ask her to drop it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-539793 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:23:14 +0000 Bookish 539793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That sucks :( I made the mistake of telling my (young) sister a couple names I was throwing around, and she laughed at them. Laughed! I was so mad I cried. And then I decided that no one would no the name until it was final. Of course, that won't stop insensitive comments like your MIL's! How annoying! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-539788 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:22:46 +0000 Foodnerd81 539788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's why we are considering not telling anyone our name choices (well, when we have them). That's too bad she can't keep her mouth shut about it. </p> <p>FWIW my mom didn't like my brother's name choice for if it was a boy-- she would say to us (his sisters) I hope it's a girl since I like that name better. Now that he is born the name totally suits him and my mom has never said anything else. But I thought she shouldn't have said anything in the first place. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-vent#post-539783 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:22:27 +0000 autumnlove 539783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: @Boogs: She keeps telling me that LO's name makes her happy and she gets sad when she hears the name we like for Baby 2. What a guilt tripper! :-( </p>