Her Sister-In-Law, Who Isn’t Even Pregnant, Wants Her To Pick A Different Baby Name And Claimed To Have Already Called Dibs On Her Top Choice In Honor Of Her Grandmother
This 31-year-old woman is seven months pregnant with her first child, a daughter. So, she and her 33-year-old husband have spent a ton of time selecting a meaningful baby name.
The name they wound up settling on is in honor of her late grandmother, with whom she had a tight-knit relationship.
“And it’s a name that isn’t super common anymore. We decided to keep the name private until the baby was born,” she said.
However, her 29-year-old sister-in-law Laura, who isn’t even pregnant yet, found out about the name they picked and sparked some drama over it.
For some context, Laura has been trying to start a family with her husband for a while now, and in the past, Laura has shared some of her favorite baby name options.
More recently, they all got together for a family dinner, and it turned out that her chosen baby name is also her sister-in-law’s top choice.
They were just sitting there, enjoying their meal, when the topic of baby names was broached, and she jokingly responded, “Oh, we have one picked out, but it’s a surprise!”
At that point, Laura really wanted to know and pressed her for a hint. This led her to say that her baby would be named after her late grandmother.
This led Laura to guess the correct name immediately, and afterward, her sister-in-law looked super shocked.
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“But that’s the name I wanted for my future daughter!” Laura exclaimed.
Her sister-in-law proceeded to ask if she would choose a different name because, apparently, Laura had already “called dibs.” She didn’t think that was fair, either, given the legitimate family connection she had to that name. She tried telling her sister-in-law that, too.
Nonetheless, Laura didn’t understand and accused her of being both inconsiderate and selfish.
“Now, my husband is totally on my side, but Laura has been cold to me ever since and has even brought it up in front of other family members, saying she ‘can’t believe I’d take a name she told me about,'” she revealed.
According to her, though, Laura never once mentioned that she was planning on using that exact baby name.
Despite that, some of her family members have taken her sister-in-law’s side, stating it’d be harsh of her to move forward with a name Laura already had in mind. Meanwhile, others suggested Laura was being unreasonable by expecting her to give up the name.
All the split opinions have left her wondering if sticking with her chosen baby name is justified or actually makes her a jerk.
Should she have to change her name selection because of someone who isn’t pregnant yet? Can you understand why she wants to keep the name since it’s in honor of her grandmother? What would you do in her shoes?
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