'I picked normal names for my daughters but in-laws say they're disgusting'
Choosing a baby name is hard thing to do and it doesn't make it any easier when you have family chiming in with their views, especially if they're negative. This was the case for one mum
Picking a baby name is hard thing to do with so many choices out there. Parents often want to pick a moniker that they like, but will also suit their child and will be suitable for them in years to come.
It doesn't make it any easier when you have family chiming in with their views on your baby names, especially if they're negative. This was the case for one mum, who has taken to Reddit to share how her in-laws have branded her daughter's names "disgusting", even though she says they're "normal" names.
Writing on the r/namenerds forum, the woman titled her post, 'Have I messed up?'. She then wrote: "I (29F)have two daughters and my third (which is a baby girl) is due in a week or so, my in-laws are so disapproving of their names.
"I think my daughters have normal names. My MIL said they are disgusting names. My kids are called Natasha and Julia, normal names right? Not to my family."
She added: "Me and my husband have agreed on Anastasia for our baby girl. And my in-laws hate it. My side of the family is Russian, I grew up in Russia, my name is Melaniya but I go by Melissa since I live in the US.
"My husband and I love Russian names for our children, hence why they all have Russian names. My husbands side of the family says that it is a selfish decision to just be thinking of my own nationality."
Asking people for their views, she concluded: What are your thoughts? I genuinely love my children's names but my husband said it is unusual for children in the US to have these names."
Many fellow Reddit users assured the woman that the names were fine and slammed the behaviour of her in-laws.
One person wrote: "These names are not unusual in the US at all. I think the behaviour of your in-laws is what's disgusting here. I'm not sure where your husband grew up that regular names are unusual to him. I wish you didn't have to deal with such awful people."
While another added: "Natasha and Julia are both incredibly common American names. Your in laws just hate you."
A third echoed: Agree. Don't waste any more energy trying to appease them. There have been two First Ladies of the USA named Julia: Julia Tyler and Julia Grant and the current first lady is Melania. In-laws are just looking for something to be upset about and this is the best they could come up with."
While a fourth added: "'Disgusting?' That's so rude no matter what the name is. But honestly I don't understand the fuss at all, these are extremely 'normal' and common names in the US."
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