Pregnant at the same time as her sister-in-law, the latter stole the name she had chosen for her baby 12 years earlier.
When you become a parent, choosing the first name of your future child always turns out to be a delicate mission. The ideas are divided between the desire to choose an original name to stand out, that of pleasing loved ones by opting for a name with a particular origin or even that of following current trends by referring to the top of the year. Fortunately for many parents, this decision is obvious. However, things can get complicated when someone close comes to steal this idea.
This is unfortunately the story that happened to this mother. Pregnant with her second child, first with her current partner, she had a very specific name idea for her unborn granddaughter. But not everything went as she had hoped, since her sister-in-law stole it from her. On Mumsnet, she tells.
A shock announcement
“My partner and I are expecting our first baby together, after three years of trying and five miscarriages. It’s finally happening and I still can’t believe it! I am very nervous about all aspects of this pregnancy. I may be a bit reserved to talk about it because I’m so afraid that it won’t work out again.began the mother-to-be.
“We have three names on a shortlist, and have been since we started trying three years ago. A few weeks ago, my spouse’s sister announced that she too was pregnant, very good news of course. But today was her babyshower, so we found out the baby’s sex and the chosen first name. It happens to be my favourite, I’ve chosen it since the birth of my first child 12 years ago! I’m devastated and furious that everything she said was ‘sorry’”she explained, still in shock at the announcement.
A decisive choice
Despite everything, the future mother still wants to give this name to her unborn baby. In addition, her baby should be born before that of her sister-in-law. “I think if I want to, I should always be able to use the name, it doesn’t matter if the relationship is ruined with my sister-in-law. We’re not too close, but it will cause friction for my partner with his parents and other siblings.”
The mother-to-be then asked for the opinion of other users in order to guide her in her final choice. “As we have not publicly announced our name choiceswe will be considered wrong, but for me, I wanted to wait for the birth of our baby. Am I wrong ?”
Internet users did not hesitate to give their opinion in the comments. “If your baby is expected first, I would use the name. She knows he’s on your shortlist, she can’t book him”explained a user. “My brother and one of our (younger) first cousins have the same first name. I think it annoyed my mother at the time, but she got over it. This is no longer a problem these days.” told for a second.
And you what do you think ?
Since May 2021, Pauline has joined the Aufeminin team. A journalism student, Pauline is currently on a work-study program and writes for the Aufeminin and Parole de Mamans websites. Curious and passionate, she…