My mum-in-law is demanding I change my baby’s name because it reminds her of ‘evil’ coworker – she wants ME to apologise

YOU could pick the most traditional, “safe” name for your baby in the world wide world – and chances are, someone in your life would still have an issue with it.

So with that in mind, we can’t blame any couples for choosing to keep their choice a secret from their friends and family.

However this couple have learned the hard way that they probably shouldn’t let their kids in on something they’re desperate to keep private.

Posting on Reddit, the expectant mum explained how she was recently over at her in-laws with her husband and their two kids.

She wrote: “While we were eating dinner, my mother-in-law asked what were planning on naming our daughter.

“As I was going to remind her that we were keeping the name private until her birth, my five-year-old blurted out the name to my mother-in-law. “

From the moment she found out they’re going to call their daughter Eliza, the mother-in-law demanded they think of something else.

The woman continued: “She went on a rant about how she has a co-worker with the same name and that we should change our baby’s name because it would be too confusing to know two people with the same name.

“I told her that we would not be changing our daughter’s name since we had already decided that that’s what her name would be and that we didn’t know that she had an ‘evil’ co-worker with the same name.”

And if that wasn’t enough, the grandma then began listing off other names they could give their baby girl – which they refused to consider.

The mum added: “She then told us that she would not be talking to us anymore until after the baby was born and that she expected a apology out of us for using the same name as someone she hates.”

Unsurprisingly, the majority of members on the forum took the couple’s side and slammed the mother-in-law’s response.

One replied: “If she feels that strongly she should obviously quit her job so she doesn’t have to work with someone that shared a name with her darling granddaughter. It’s a beautiful name.” 

“I am sure that your mother-in-law knows other people who share names, and she does not find it confusing,” another added. “Be careful that granny does not start using a nickname that you do not approve of.”

Meanwhile, a third joked: “Sounds like your mother-in-law will be gifting you with some quiet time away from her demanding presence.”