His Wife Wants To Name Their Daughter After Her Late Mother, Who Died During Childbirth, But He Thinks Their Baby Should Be Named After His Mom Since She Was Present In His Life
This 34-year-old man has been married to his 35-year-old wife, Sarah, for eight years. They already have two sons together– Jobran, who is 8, and Adam, who is 6.
But his wife is currently pregnant, and in just three months, they will be welcoming a daughter into their family.
Unfortunately, though, Sarah’s parents are no longer around. Her mother died during labor when his wife was just 1-year-old. So, Sarah and her siblings were raised by her father– who did an excellent job as a single parent.
However, about two years ago, his wife’s father passed away.
“And my mother died an unexpected death when I was 20, which made my dear father devastated,” he recalled.
That’s why he and his wife named their two sons after their fathers. Jobran is named after Sarah’s father; meanwhile, Adam is named after his dad.
As for their daughter, who is about to be born, his wife wants to name the baby after her mother. However, he has one main issue with this.
He feels like he has “more right” to name his daughter after his mother since his mom was present in his life.
“I knew my mother. She raised me alongside my father, and I grew under her care for 20 years,” he explained.
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So, even though it’s tragic that his wife’s mom died when she was young, he knows Sarah didn’t have a strong relationship with her mom.
“She loves her mother, but it is very different. Love grows when you live with the person for many years. I truly believe that her love isn’t the same as mine,” he said.
This is probably going to be their last child, too. Their families did suggest that they try to have another daughter afterward, but he and his wife didn’t like the idea of having a fourth child just for the sole purpose of naming them after a family member.
So, he tried to tell his wife his reasoning for wanting to name their daughter after his mother. But all she did was smile a little and tell him that she “didn’t have a response to that.”
“I really wanted to name our daughter, not just for me but also for my father’s sake,” he vented.
Still, his wife’s reaction has made him feel like a real jerk.
Do you think he has a right to want to name their daughter? Does his wife also have a right? Even so, did he mess up by telling his wife that her love for her mother was different than his love for his own mom? How would you feel if you were in her shoes?
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