When you're expecting a baby, the likelihood is that people will want to know your potential baby names - but you definitely don't have to share them if you don't feel comfortable doing so.
Choosing a moniker for your little one is a really tough decision, and it's personal for everybody. You may have a list of loads of names, or you may be waiting to organically choose when you hold your baby in your arms for the first time.
That's why one woman was left baffled when her friend kept asking her incessantly what she was going to call her baby, so she gave her a fake name with a secret rude meaning. But she took to Reddit's 'Am I the a**hole' forum to inquire whether people thought she'd been mean.
She wrote: "A good college friend of mine 'Roxy' married my husband's cousin, and our kids will share their last name. We’re now in our late 20s. I'm 29 weeks pregnant and Roxy just gave birth to her first daughter.
"Being friends, Roxy and I compared notes, but she also kept asking what I'd go with name-wise. I told her she'll find out when my baby comes. Once I found out I'm having a boy (no, I won’t say his name), she got more incessant about what girl name I'd picked, saying 'it's not like it matters now' as if I won't have another kid.
"I got annoyed and asked my husband if I'd be wrong to just give a fake name to shut her up. He suggested 'Mierda' which is Spanish for s***.
"I said that to Roxy when she asked me for the ninth time. No exaggeration, that’s how many times I remember her asking. It may have been more.
"They went with that name, but guess what? Their OB/GYN speaks Spanish, and informed them exactly what that name was. My husband's cousin called – yes, CALLED – me to cuss me out, saying I am a 'heartless b****' for 'embarrassing him and Roxy' and ruining what should've been the greatest moment of joy in their lives.
"I didn't think of that angle and realised I wouldn't like it if someone did that to me, so am I the a**hole?"
People defended the original poster questioning how were they to know they were going to steal the name.
One wrote: "No. You didn't know she was going to steal the name. If it wasn't a bogus name, and you gave the real one - I'd be p***** they used my girl name. So no, it's on them.
"They should have looked into the name's meaning before actually deciding on it. I was picky about names - looking at initials, thinking of nicknames, alternative meanings, etc. They were lazy and stole a s*** name. Not your fault."
Others complimented the Redditor for their 's*** name' pun.
"We all knew what she was going to do", someone else said in reference to the fact she was looking to steal her baby name idea.
Someone else suggested looking up suitable names on the internet, writing: "Stealing baby names is weird you don't have to buy baby name books anymore you can just look on the Internet it's really not that hard."
Another Redditor agreed, saying: "The internet is a great source of baby names. If you are struggling, just go to a name generator rather than stealing a relative's name. So dumb."
What would you do in this situation? Let us know in the comments.
