She Unknowingly Named Her Daughter After Her Dad’s Affair Partner From 10 Years Ago, And Her Dad Is Begging Her To Change It
This 26-year-old woman and her husband recently had a daughter together, and they ultimately decided to name their baby girl Annabelle.
Leading up to her due date, she opted not to tell anyone in her family their chosen baby name, either, because she didn’t want anyone to steal it, which had already happened to a relative in the past.
So, her mom and dad only found out her daughter’s name was Annabelle right after she delivered when it was time to sign the birth certificate.
But as soon as she happily made the announcement, her parents both had very strange reactions. Apparently, her mom’s face went totally pale, and her dad looked unsettled despite claiming he “loved” the name.
Then, just a few minutes later, her mom suddenly didn’t feel well and had to leave. Her mom also promised to come over in a couple of days to help her out with her newborn.
“Now, I’m at home with the baby, and my mom hasn’t talked to me that much. We used to talk every day, so I was confused by this sudden behavior,” she explained.
She thought her sister Emily, who lives with their mom, might know what was up, so she wound up inviting Emily over to talk about the situation.
Well, this led her to find out that Annabelle was actually the same name as her dad’s old affair partner, who she knew nothing about.
Her sister revealed how their parents had been arguing at home about their dad’s affair 10 years ago with a coworker named Annabelle.
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Her mom had forgiven her dad for the infidelity in the past, but even hearing that name seriously soured her mood, so much so that her mom couldn’t even talk to her dad after her daughter was born.
Anyway, once she learned the truth from her sister, her dad wound up going over to her house, too. Plus, he asked if she would potentially change her daughter’s name.
“I asked why to see if he’d tell me the truth, and he did. He admitted to the affair,” she recalled.
“He begged mom not to leave him, and she stayed, but just hearing that name always put her in a bad headspace.”
Unfortunately, though, she couldn’t just change her daughter’s name, and she tried to tell her father why. Annabelle was supposedly her husband’s grandmother’s name, and the woman helped raise her husband throughout childhood. That’s why they chose the name in the first place, to honor his grandmother.
Regardless, her dad wouldn’t stop trying to change her mind, saying that her mom was in the midst of packing her bags and going to stay elsewhere over this.
“But I told him I won’t change her name and that it means so much to me and my husband,” she said.
This infuriated her dad, who proceeded to scream at her. Thankfully, her sister stepped in and told him to get out of her house. Emily also assured her that she shouldn’t have to stress out about the mess her dad was responsible for creating. In the wake of all this drama, she still doesn’t want to change her baby’s name or believe that’s fair.
“But I feel like this is tearing the family apart. What should I do?” she asked.
Does she deserve to keep the baby name she selected? Or is it more important to save her parents’ relationship? Would switching the name even reverse that damage now?
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