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Mum Criticised By Husband And Family Over 'Bizarre' Baby Name Choice

Mum Criticised By Husband And Family Over 'Bizarre' Baby Name Choice

Seriously though, it's just a normal name

Tom Wood

Tom Wood

A mum has been on the receiving end of some criticism from her husband and in-laws because of a controversial decision about what she'd like to name her son.

That controversial name - which her family have described as 'bizarre' - is Brian.

Yep, Brian. It's hardly the strangest name in the world, is it? In fact, it's a completely normal name.

The pregnant woman says that she wants her unborn child, which she knows is going to be a baby boy, to bear the same name as her father, with whom she had a special relationship.

However, her husband, who initially supported the decision, has now flip-flopped and said he doesn't want to go through with it because it is 'old-fashioned' and thinks their son will be 'bullied' because of it.

The issue has now become out of hand and is causing tension in her marriage, as well as with her husband's family members, who have all sided with him.

There there, young Brian (stock image).
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Sharing her dilemma on Reddit, she told of how she'd always dreamed of honouring her dad's memory by naming her first son after him.

She explained: "My father, who I was extremely close with, passed away nearly 10 years ago.

"He single-handedly raised me and was literally my best friend until the day he passed. Even though 10 years have passed, I still miss him every day.

"After a few months of dating my boyfriend (who we will call Kyle) we had our first discussion about kids and I told him that a dealbreaker for me was to name my son after my father.

"I didn't want the middle name, I wanted it to be his first name. Kyle said that was a beautiful sentiment and that he fully supported it. I told him if we ever had kids, he has free rein to name the girl whatever he wanted."

She continued: "Well, I'm now pregnant with my second child with Kyle. Our first one was a girl, and much to our first discussion, I let him name her whatever he wanted.

"However, we just found out I was expecting a boy. He was super excited, until I started ordering stuff with the baby's name on it.

"He asked me why I was ordering stuff with the name Brian, and I said it was obviously because that is what we were naming him.

"We had that conversation over 100 times at this point, so it's not like he just randomly forgot."

What about Brian Blessed? Who wouldn't want that name?
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That's when things started to turn ugly.

The distressed mum-to-be went on: "He said that he thought I was kidding and that we shouldn't name our son Brian.

"I said he got to name our daughter and I never once complained about the name, so I don't know what he's going on about now.

"He said he's always wanted a Kyle Jr or Kyle the second or something like that, and I said that's great but you promised that we could name our son after my father.

"Well, he called his family and they are all calling me complaining about the name. They don't care about my dead father's name and they want something that will match my daughter (more modern) or a Jr.

"They said Brian is a really bad name for kids today and he will be bullied. I disagree, and even if he was, he is still named after the most special person I've ever met."

Despite the furore surrounding the whole thing, she has no intentions to change the name.

She said: "I have no family left on my side.

"The last person was my father. No grandparents, no parents, no siblings, cousins, etc. All I have to carry on my family is his name.

"I'm willing to budge on the spelling if I HAVE to, but they just want the name completely gone.

"I understand it's not a popular name. However I feel like this is something that is so precious to me that I will not budge."

Or Brian Cox, he's cool, right?
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At least some of the internet folks still back her. One person commented: "The fact that he doesn't have your back but sends his family after you to pressure is at the very least therapy worthy if not divorce worthy.

"He just shows you your feelings don't matter and even worse that agreement you make he will not keep if he wants to change it."

Another wrote: "Who the hell bullies kids because they have the name Brian? That's not a thing."

That said, another person offered: "As sad as it is, kids think old-fashioned names like Brian are offensive and will bully him.

"I still don't agree with what your husband is doing though."

Come on, Brian is just a totally normal name, right? The world is a strange and terrifying place.

Featured Image Credit: Pexels

Topics: Reddit, Weird