A pregnant mum has been left in tears over the names her husband continues to suggest for their unborn child.
The mum and her husband have been arguing because they can't agree on a name for their son. The husband named their daughter so the wife suggested she name their next child as a compromise, but he has "rejected" all her choices and is now suggesting "out there" names for their new baby, leaving the mum frustrated.
Taking to Mumsnet's popular Am I Being Unreasonable [AIBU] forum with a post titled "DH's [dear husband's] names driving me to tears", the pregnant woman penned: "I'm probably hormonal but has anyone ever had an argument with their partner over baby names? I've had a little cry because I can't see us ever agreeing.
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"DH keeps suggesting names like Ozymandias and Balthazar. Mine are more traditional like James, Isaac, etc. I'm open to more unique names but he won't stop with these b****y out there names.
"For context, we live in the UK and there's no interesting heritage to warrant names he's choosing. I asked him for a 'normal' name and those were his normal names."
The mum's post was met with hundreds of responses from fellow Mumsnet users, keen to share their thoughts on the situation. One said: "Are you sure he's not trying to wind you up?"
To which, the mum replied: "No, he's not unfortunately. He spent half [an] hour reeling off names which were the same kind of bold names. I was growing more irritated so several times I said he's winding me up and to just stop. I stopped responding to the names and ignored him but when he finally said, for the 4th time, "what IS wrong with Balthazar though?" I asked him to leave the room.
"He chose our daughter's name which I liked after months of disagreements with his girl's names so I suggested I choose our son's name. He's rejected every name on my list so far and refuses me naming him alone."
Another Mumnset user commented: "Both those names can be shortened to something "normal". While you might not like those particular names (or shortened versions) it might be a good way to compromise [if] you're after different styles of name. He'll get pretty sick of having to call out "Balthazar" (instead of bazza) 15 times to get the little darling to put his shoes on anyway, perhaps it'll be karma".
A third quipped: "Lol, I am your husband in this situation. I think the hormones have gone to my head a bit as I can’t think of anything worse than a beige name like Oliver or James. Something like Hercules would do very nicely right now. Might regret it when the baby is here though!"
Another said: "Will the baby have your surname or your husband’s ? It’s it’s his surname then it’s only fair that you get to chose the first name."
And another said: "Op, he sounds like a bully. He chose your dd’s [dear daughter's] name which you sobbed over. Then said you cannot choose the ds’s name without his approval?" In another update, the mum revealed her husband had also suggested "Zephyrus, Vercingetorix, Theseus, Obadiah, Tiberius [and] Taliesin".
One Mumsnet user commented: "Oh gosh. His taste is interesting isn't it? I couldn't give any of his chosen names to a child. Would he compromise on being able to choose a strange middle name if you can give your DC a standard first name."
And another added: "Outside of baby names he sounds like a bit of a bully/uncaring of people’s feelings. You’re pregnant with his child and he’s making no effort to compromise whatsoever. I would be telling him he named your daughter so you’ll be choosing your son’s name. He’s already bullied his way into first choice for the first child, it’s your turn.
"All very well for people to say they’d love to call their child Ozymandias but how many people would actually use it as a first name? It’s your child, not an example of how super duper clever you are because you’ve read a poem. There’s plenty of poets called William and John if you desperately need to advertise your love of poetry."
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