a compromise

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Registered: 06-14-2005
a compromise
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Mon, 06-20-2005 - 7:28pm
My mother-in-law insists that we use Cristobal. I don't know about anyone else but I don't really like this name, at all. The husband wants to use it to please his mother. I don't give a hoot what his mother wants and doesn't want. So, once more, we've decided to compromise like we've done in the past with Elena's name. Instead of Cristobal, we've decided upon a variant, which would be Christian. This is the only name that the husband and I can actually agree on so far, and, one that we both really like. What do you think of Christian Javier, with sister Elena Grace?

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Registered: 06-14-2005
In reply to: brainstew2
Thu, 06-23-2005 - 7:23pm

Ladies, thank you for your words of wisdom! We don't plan on telling MIL or anyone for that matter our name choices. We didn't with Elena and can't find a reason why to this time, either. MIL suggested terrible names when I was pregnant with Elena. The woman has no taste at all.

Christian is a name I love very much. I didn't think I'd ever get to use it because the husband never liked it. He still thinks that we're "compromising" with his mother by using is as an alternative for Cristobal. News for him! Javier is a favorite on both of our lists. It has beat out Diego, Miguel, Luis, and several others, including some of the names in my previous post.

Thank you for your opinions on our names.

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