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[classiestkid.livejournal.com]

I've added some more names, please vote!

*Ronald is my fiance's name and it's a family tradition and really important to him that our first born son be named Ronald Thomas, I hate it. :/

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[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

If it's really important to him, maybe you guys can compromise and use a middle name you really like and call him by that (since your husband's name is Ronald), or maybe even by his initials -- RJ, for example.

[classiestkid.livejournal.com]

he's not willing to budge on it at all.

[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

How do you feel about calling your son Thomas/Tom/Tommy?

If you dislike that idea, I'd say that you need to tell your fiance that he's being unreasonable. This is your child, too. You shouldn't be forced to name your son something you hate, even if it is a family tradition. That's ridiculous.

[classiestkid.livejournal.com]

and RT doesn't really work, ya know?

[laura-anne.livejournal.com]

Artie? I think you could make it work, but maybe it's not much of an improvement on Ronald...

[classiestkid.livejournal.com]

yeahh, I don't really see how that's any better, haha.

[laura-anne.livejournal.com]

No, I gotta say, I love the name Arthur, but could never bring myself to call a kid Artie...

[ugottafriend.livejournal.com]

If it's SO important that he absolutely refuses to consider his wife's feelings, he should have listed this as a prerequisite to dating him. I think his demand is very selfish, and he would have a heck of a fight on his hands.

[ugottafriend.livejournal.com]

And furthermore, if it were me I'd tell him that when HE carries and gives birth to the child, maybe then can he make such a demand.

[sex.livejournal.com]

[luvahs.livejournal.com]

IAWTC

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

sorry, but i'd be SUPER pissed if my husband demanded that our son be named something that i didn't like. relationships are about compromise..ESPECIALLY when it comes to your children. there's no way you should give in and name your son ronald thomas if you hate it. what about using ronald and thomas as middle names and picking a different first name that you BOTH like?

[luvahs.livejournal.com]

I really dislike the name Ronald, although Thomas isn't horrible. Maybe you could call him by his middle name? Although, I do think he should be willing to come to an agreement like others have said.

[azelmaroark.livejournal.com]

Agreeing with the others; if there's nothing about this name that you can even somewhat like, you should NOT use it. How would he feel if you insisted on a first and middle name that he hated? You don't get to do that just because it's a "tradition." I agree that if it was really something he wouldn't be willing to compromise on at all, it should have been made clear when y'all were dating. That's just unreasonable.

(FTR, I do not like Ronald at all, and if it were me, like others have said, your husband would have a huge fight on his hands. Thomas is fine, though; I like it.)

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I have to agree with everyone else: it is completely unreasonable for him to demand of you to use that name. Sure, his opinion counts. And you could use Ronald as a middle name. But don't name your son something you hate, that's just unfair.