A new mum and her husband had decided to wait until their baby was born before revealing the name they'd settled on. When they finally did make their announcement, not everybody was best pleased. According to this 23-year-old woman, she and her sister-in-law were pregnant at the same time and both had very similar names in mind.
She liked the name Mary-Grace while her sister-in-law had her heart set on Mary-Kay, as a sweet tribute to her grandmother. Her sister-in-law, who she admits chose the name first, insisted that she didn't pick Mary-Grace as the names were just too similar.
Much to her in-laws' dismay, the new parents went ahead and chose Mary-Grace anyway, a decision which has since sparked a rift within the family.
Taking to Reddit, the mum-of-one - who goes by the username u/RoseyBud2 - wrote: "When I announced the name, my sister-in-law called us and had a cow.
"She said we disrespected her knowing she picked the name first and now she has to choose a new baby name at such short notice. We reminded my sister-in-law that the names aren’t identical and there is no reason to change, but she just got upset and hung up.
"My mother-in-law soon called us later backing up my sister-in-law saying how childish we acted keeping it a secret so we could get our way, and that my sister-in-law wanted to use that name after her grandmother. They are all pretty upset with us."
Unfortunately, there was little sympathy for the unnamed woman in the comments section, and many felt she should have just gone with something else.
One fellow Reddit user advised: "You knew you were using a name that not only did your sister-in-law pick first, but she was also using to honour her grandmother?
"You're telling me you had to choose the only name being used as a memorial? No, the name isn't the exact same, but it's similar enough. You knew this would make her upset and cause a problem. Seems like you kept it a secret so you could use it first.
Another commented: "No, the names aren't identical, but you still deliberately caused family drama where there didn't need to be any. Why, knowing that your sister-in-law wanted to name her child after her grandmother and most likely wouldn't if you used a very similar name, did you insist on this particular name?
"Are you typically someone who stirs up drama on purpose or was there another reason?"
Do you have a baby name-related story to share? Email us at julia.banim@reachplc.com
