A WOMAN has revealed she hates her son’s name so much she can’t bring herself to call him that.
Furthermore, the first-time mother explained that she did not post anything on social media about her son’s arrival, as she is very embarrassed by his nickname.
Sharing her story on Reddit, the mother stated that it was her boyfriend who ended up choosing her son’s name.
Posting on TrueOffMyChest forum, the woman explained that she wasn’t sure if she was “overreacting,” but a month after her son’s arrival, she’s still struggling to come to terms with her little darling’s name.
Opening up on the community sharing platform, the anonymous woman admitted: “I hate my baby’s name.”
She then explained: “I’m not sure if I’m exaggerating, I’m wondering if this hill is worth dying for.”
The 28-year-old revealed: “I just gave birth about a month ago to a healthy baby boy and I absolutely hate his name.”
She said her boyfriend Emmett, who she has been with for five years and plans to marry, was overjoyed when they found out she was pregnant.
The woman continued: “As soon as I started talking about family, he immediately bombarded me with names he would give our BOY.
“I also had ideas that he quickly abandoned (he had no preference for girls).
“He started listing names that belonged to grandpa and great-grandpa, Oliver and Chad.
“I HATE the name Chad, we know some Chads, they are not great people. I don’t love the name Oliver either, but I prefer that to Chad.”
The woman explained that her partner is “very sentimental”, adding: “He was adamant about the name Chad because it belonged to his father’s grandfather, who his father never met due to the war.
“I asked him to compromise and make Chad his middle name because I prefer Oliver. He would say maybe, but with a “no” tone.
After 13 hours of labor, the mother explained that she welcomed her son into the world and waited until he was “relaxed” before signing the birth certificate.
But she added: “And when we did, I saw his name ‘Chad Beau Smith.’ I had no say in that name.
I’ve avoided saying his name
Reddit Author
“I ended up fighting with Emmett for about an hour and then gave up.
“He smiled as he handed over his birth certificate. I was too tired to fight anymore, I felt like I just needed to focus on taking care of my baby.
The dilemma of choosing a baby’s name
CHLOE Morgan, senior digital writer at Fabulous, revealed all about the dilemma of choosing a baby name:
At 35 weeks pregnant, by far the trickiest part of pregnancy for me over the last few months (minus the insomnia and countless nighttime breaks!) has been trying to decide on the baby’s name.
The dilemmas are endless…
My partner and I had a private exam to find out the sex as early as possible – partly because we thought it would make naming babies so much easier because we would only have to create a list of names for one gender instead of two.
How wrong we were…
I was absolutely thrilled to learn I was expecting the girl I’d always dreamed of, but being one of the last friends to get pregnant, I’ve had countless conversations over the years with excited friends discussing their top baby names. …something I wish I could go back in time and not hear.
With every friend mentioning at least 10 possible nicknames, I can’t help but feel that several of them are now banned, even though I know it’s something none of them would mind in the slightest – it’s a total turn-off for me!
The debate comes up again and again on social media forums – can you choose the same name that was a “potential” for a friend’s baby?
It’s a very divisive subject and opinions are always mixed… and I don’t want to be THAT person.
While some will argue that there are thousands of other names to choose from, others will say that you need to choose YOUR favorite… after all, there is no guarantee that this person will have another child.
Then there’s also the matter of finding a name you love… only to look it up online and read one negative review among hundreds of positive ones that you just can’t get rid of.
I made this same mistake when I fell in love with a certain name (I won’t reveal it because I don’t want to ruin it for others!)…only to have someone point out that it is constantly autocorrected on a phone to something quite rude. So, we went back to the drawing board.
There are only five weeks left and it looks like our little one will be known as ‘baby gal’ for a while longer!
“I’ve avoided saying his name for a month now, I called him “baby Beau”, “Boo”, “baby”. I can’t bring myself to call him Chad.
“I also didn’t post anything on social media because I hate the name.
“I also felt like I was disconnecting from this relationship because after everything Emmett saw me go through, I felt like I didn’t matter.”
The woman then asked, “Am I exaggerating?”
REDDIT USER REACTION
Reddit users made sure to share their thoughts on the situation in the comments.
While many urged the mother to change her son’s name, others were shocked by her partner’s behavior.
Call it whatever you want. It doesn’t matter if it’s his official name
Reddit user
One person said: “You can change this. It’s not that late.”
Another added: “If it’s not too late to change the baby’s name, change the baby’s name.
“It’s going to cost you your relationship, but really, you’re headed in that direction anyway.”
A third commented: “Wow! He’s horrible! If it were me, I would change his name and leave the **.
I would reconsider marrying this man
Reddit user
At the same time, one woman wrote: “Time to grow a backbone, my love. Red flags are waving in your face!
“He took advantage of you right after you gave birth and he did it with a smile on his face. I would reconsider marrying this man.”
Meanwhile, someone else advised: “Give him a nickname. I have a friend called Elton and he goes by Skip.”
Not only that, but another Reddit user recommended, “Call it whatever you want. It doesn’t matter if it’s his official name.”
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