Her Sister-In-Law Printed The Name She Doesn’t Want For Her Unborn Son On A Christmas Stocking
Have you ever had a relative get weirdly offended when you decide against the name they’d like for your future child?
For instance, if your mom became super upset because you didn’t want to name your son “Mark” after her father?
One woman was appalled after her sister-in-law printed the name she refused to name her unborn son onto a stocking for their big family Christmas.
She’s been married to her husband, Todd, for three years and is pregnant with a baby boy. She and Todd also live with his nine-year-old son, who he had with his late wife.
Todd is very close to his sister, Monica. Since Todd’s mom passed away, Monica has become the head figure of his family.
She and Monica typically got along, but she was always concerned about how controlling Monica could be around Todd. Then, everything changed when she announced she was pregnant.
“After we found [out] the gender of the baby, she insisted on [using] the name ‘Tommy,’ but I refused because I already had a name in mind and Todd loves it,” she explained.
“He chose to stay out of the fight, saying maybe we should just let Monica call him Tommy. I refused and asked her to please respect me and the fact that I’m the mom, not her. She said okay.”
Every year, Monica hosts their family for Christmas, and she and Todd were prepared to go to her house for Christmas dinner this year. One of the ways Monica prepares for the holiday is to hang up a stocking for every member of their family.
Monkey Business – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only
Recently, she found out that Monica hung up a stocking with the name ‘Tommy’ printed on it that was intended for her unborn son.
“I was livid,” she recalled. “I lost it on her, and there was a huge fight. I told her I [wouldn’t] be coming to her Christmas dinner if she [didn’t] remove the stocking or put the real name, and then I left.”
“Todd started yelling at me when we got home, saying that I was attempting to ruin an important family tradition by refusing to [go].”
Todd told her that Monica had the right to do whatever she wanted in her own home. He tried several times to convince her to change her mind, but she said she wouldn’t go to Monica’s house unless she took down the stocking.
Todd was very upset, and Monica’s husband, Phillip, called her and said Todd would be devastated if they weren’t all together on Christmas.
Should she let Monica keep the stocking up or stand her ground?
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