MIL pushing names on us

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Registered: 01-15-2007
MIL pushing names on us
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Wed, 10-10-2007 - 4:47pm

My MIL is lobbying hard for two boy names for our bean... who isn't even conceived yet! They are old family names, nothing objectionable,

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Thu, 10-11-2007 - 11:58am

You nip it in the bud.

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Thu, 10-11-2007 - 2:12pm
hello!! just tell her "after we conceive the baby and find out the sex, we will start talking about names. until then, were not going to do anything to jinx this." period. but, afterward, yeah, get used to it-everyone has an opinion-im one of those annoying people that will mull over a name and give you a million suggestions if i dont particularly love it-BUT i also respect someones personality and choice-my friend loves winree...(thats how its pronounced-have no idea on the spelling)-i hate it, but i told her "well, if you and steve like it-go for it..." i have a violet rose-and my father tried and tried to get me to change my mind, but i didnt...im glad i didnt-i still absolutely love her name and know i made the right choice with her. my mother in law actually gave us her favorite name off one of her soap opera-belle from days-we used isabelle with our second dd-and its another great fit-except we call her izzy. good luck!!
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Thu, 10-11-2007 - 2:31pm

It depends what kind of person she is.

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Registered: 09-21-2007
Thu, 10-11-2007 - 3:56pm
We are trying to have our first child
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Registered: 07-14-2007
Thu, 10-11-2007 - 7:10pm
My MIL tried that with us for a girl's name, I politely thanked her for her suggestion and said it sounded nice and then when we came up with our own name we happily announced to her, not mentioning that we hadn't taken her's, she never said a word. good luck.