Baby Naming Trouble
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babynamesI don't know if anyone else has run into this problem, but I'll give it a shot.
Have you been afraid to tell your friends/family baby names you picked out because you didn't want to hear their negative reactions/suggestions for improvement?
I'm only fifteen weeks along and already my grandmother called with a suggestion my husband and I absolutely loathed. When I told her I didn't think that was what we were looking for, she got all huffy and asked what we had come up with. It's not that I'm superstitious about naming the baby before it is born or anything but a.) we wanted to be surprised by the sex of the baby at birth and b.) we wanted our name choices to be a part of that surprise for our family and close friends. It seems I have apparently not made anyone happy because now everyone is obsessed with knowing the baby's sex (for shopping purposes) and knowing what names we have picked out. Any suggestions?
Oh, and a big reason why I've decided against finding out the baby's sex is so that my child isn't confined to a world of pink or blue before it is even born.
Have you been afraid to tell your friends/family baby names you picked out because you didn't want to hear their negative reactions/suggestions for improvement?
I'm only fifteen weeks along and already my grandmother called with a suggestion my husband and I absolutely loathed. When I told her I didn't think that was what we were looking for, she got all huffy and asked what we had come up with. It's not that I'm superstitious about naming the baby before it is born or anything but a.) we wanted to be surprised by the sex of the baby at birth and b.) we wanted our name choices to be a part of that surprise for our family and close friends. It seems I have apparently not made anyone happy because now everyone is obsessed with knowing the baby's sex (for shopping purposes) and knowing what names we have picked out. Any suggestions?
Oh, and a big reason why I've decided against finding out the baby's sex is so that my child isn't confined to a world of pink or blue before it is even born.
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Date: 2005-05-31 06:39 pm (UTC)I understand the name anxiety thing. I think it's good to try and keep it private, because people will act like you disclosing that is an invitation for suggestions... and naming is a really private, personal thing for you guys. I mean, I'll snark about names all day long, but I know I don't have the right to tell people what to name their kids... plus I want to save all the names I like for myself!
Lauren