Ok, so on top of other issues with my mom latley that have caused me stress she hates the name we have picked for our baby and is acting like a child. We are on baby number three and have always struggled with girls names. Luckily we had two boys and did not have to worry until this baby. With the last we agreed on Isabella and my mom loved it. She assumed we would use it this time and was already referring to her as Izzy. However, we decided it was not the name we wanted since it was so popular and it flet like we had just settled because we could not agree on anything else. We had gone to a a Rat Dog (Bob Wier from the Grateful Dead) concert a few months back and a song came on that we have heard and played many times- Samson and Delilah. It was a great moment after all the struggle with names. We looked at each other and just smiled. I think we both found it strange that we had never considered it but we both loved it instantly.
I knew my mom would hate it and after my aunt picked a name for her daughter that my mom hated I knew how she would act. She made a huge stink about it and swore she would never call her by "that" name. After playing a guessing game she guessed Delilah and this was her response. "Will you have any nicknames?" I said we did not like nicknames. She said " Well, can I talk to the boys now?" She was too upset to even comment further. A week later she called and said. "I thought of a name I want you to consider-Gabriella" I simply told her I did not like it and changed the subject. Yesterday I got a package addressed to "Baby Presley". She has not mentioned the name since I told her. I am so annoyed and feel like she is being childish. I do not want her calling her by a nickname. At one point I was so upset I actually considered for a second reopening the baby name hunt with my husband. I am so glad I didn't because I love the way it came to us in a moment instead of searching through a baby name book.
I knew my mom would hate it and after my aunt picked a name for her daughter that my mom hated I knew how she would act. She made a huge stink about it and swore she would never call her by "that" name. After playing a guessing game she guessed Delilah and this was her response. "Will you have any nicknames?" I said we did not like nicknames. She said " Well, can I talk to the boys now?" She was too upset to even comment further. A week later she called and said. "I thought of a name I want you to consider-Gabriella" I simply told her I did not like it and changed the subject. Yesterday I got a package addressed to "Baby Presley". She has not mentioned the name since I told her. I am so annoyed and feel like she is being childish. I do not want her calling her by a nickname. At one point I was so upset I actually considered for a second reopening the baby name hunt with my husband. I am so glad I didn't because I love the way it came to us in a moment instead of searching through a baby name book.
It's this name that really resonates with me and always has, though. My mom had the audacity to recommend the name Orson... because of our last name (can you guess it?), it's really cheesy. I should not even have brought up my boy name with her, it was like this instant disgust with her. I was like... ok, I know it's odd, but it's not that bad! Luckily I don't really care what my mom thinks. I mean, she's someone who hasn't bought jeans in over 20 years because she can't find "mom" jeans anymore (yes, like the SNL sketch!).
She'll get over it. Both sides of the family hate our girl's names (with dd1 MIL said "that sounds like a whore"
:; but after they're born they hush about it, at least to my face.
Stick to your guns and good luck!
