Just had my sono...

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schoolmom07

Discussion Starter · Apr 15, 2009

Just had my sono and found out it is another GIRL! Yay! I would have been happy with either one. I am finding that many stupid people are coming out of the woodwork this go round. I have people trying to name the baby for me, suggesting where I should deliver, short of telling them all the go jump in a lake, I am not sure what to do. I get very irritable. I had one person tell me that "That sucks" when I informed her we were having a girl. Then she told me when she was persistantly telling me what to name our baby (I told her we were thinking about Brooke) that "that name sounds like a whore". Where do these people come from? HELP! Before someone gets hurt and it is not going to be me....

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kismetbaby

· #2 · Apr 15, 2009

: Yah on your little girl! My tactic has been to tell people as little as possible to avoid the crappy comments. Or when people ask about names tell them something outrageous (Caligula, Madonna, Cherry Sundae) just to not take what they say seriously. . .and to have a little fun at the expense of such rude comments.

Tell people you plan to give birth outside in the forest. Or just tell them you'd like to keep all those things to yourself. And just enjoy your preg and your upcoming little girl. . .let the rest go. . .

I know easy to say.

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cristeen

· #3 · Apr 15, 2009

To the "that sucks" comment, the proper response would be "that's an awfully rude thing to say", IMO.

But we don't discuss our name choices at all for exactly that reason. Even my grandmother doesn't know what this baby will be named. DH's BFF knows because she's not the type to make crass comments, but nobody else does.

As for the rest, some generic responses like "thank you for your opinion", "thank you for caring", "our decision is already made", "it's not open for discussion" and the like can go a long way to saving your sanity.

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StrongFeather

· #4 · Apr 15, 2009

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congrats on you baby girl!

I have found a less is more works for me. Trying to defend your decisions is just too much (and unnecessary!!) work. I mean, you are growing a baby in there. People really don't think before the open their mouth sometimes

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ChaoticMum

· #5 · Apr 15, 2009

Congrats on the baby girl!

I totally hear you on the name. We just tell people that we don't talk about names til I am in labor.

Which is true! LMBO

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octobermoon

· #6 · Apr 15, 2009

congrats on your little girl!

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darcytrue

· #7 · Apr 15, 2009

Congrats on a little girl!

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Sorry about the comments.

Yeah, I figure we'll start getting them worse once we find out what we're having and get farther along.

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newmomroxi

· #8 · Apr 15, 2009

Yay!

Some people are just dumb in general. IMO, if someone is rude enough to tell you "that name sounds like a whore" then niceties are unnecessary. You can reply with whatever you want at that point. I also think kismet's idea would be hilariously fun!

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b-girl

· #9 · Apr 15, 2009

Congrats on your little girl....

and I happen to think it's a nice name

We're not going to tell anyone the name(s) until after the baby is born. Years ago I mentioned a name to my mother I like and she hated it -- I'm still considering using it, but I kinda wish I hadn't ever mentioned it to her before.

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2boyzmama

· #10 · Apr 15, 2009

congrats!!!

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dosergirl

· #11 · Apr 15, 2009

Congrats for a girl, that is awesome.

and it's true, people are just rude, like Cristeen said, that is precisely why i don't tell people anything. and you know, people are still rude about that. like they take personal offense because i won't tell them my name choices, like they matter in any way shape or form.

How exciting though! Just brush those people off.

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texmati

· #12 · Apr 16, 2009

congrats!

Don't let the comments get you down. People just don't think before they open their mouths.

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mamamia10

· #13 · Apr 17, 2009

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I agree...revel in your happiness ignore the nay sayers

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