'I'm disgusted by friend's baby name – now I'm considering speaking up'
Baby name tastes are subjective. While some opt for traditional monikers, others want their little ones to stand out from the crowd.
So when you go down more unique routes, it's likely you'll have people who aren't keen on the name you've picked out. Even your mates may feel like they have something to say.
And that's exactly what happened to one woman, whose friend took to Reddit to ask for advice on the quirky names she'd given her children.
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In a candid Reddit post, the pal wrote: "I know that she’s my friend and I shouldn’t tell her anything about what she is naming her children since they are not mine. But I have stood back and not said anything about any of her babies : her first daughter is Brexleigh Ranee (literally pronounced Renee) and her second daughter is Bexlynn Grayce. "
She went on to explain how her friend wanted to name her son Brodix - a name she believes will result in him being bullied throughout his school years. She added: "It sounds like Bro D***s. Why?! I wanna say something so bad. Should I? Or should I just shut up?!"
The post garnered a lot of attention on the viral forum – and people waded in with their advice. One suggested a subtle yet passive aggressive approach.
They said: "Maybe deliberately pronounce it like 'bro, d***s' when talking to her or 'accidentally' spell it Bro d***s when texting her. That’s one of the worst names I’ve ever seen, you owe it to the kid to try to get through to his mum before she saddles him with a horrible name and a lifetime of ridicule."
Others said she should be more direct by offering up advice. Another commenter revealed: "I find it helps to ask 'are you interested in/open to/looking for feedback or would you prefer only positive support?' And most people say they are open to feedback and you get a better response. If she says no feedback please, then it’s not your place. Poor Bro-d***s will have to take that up with her later. Poor poor Bro-d***."
But some commenters urged caution with saying anything at all – as it is a pretty sensitive topic! A Reddit user explained: "If you say something be prepared to get extreme backlash. People who name their children things like this are beyond selfish and have no regard and or intelligence to recognise the future troubles their children will most definitely face.
"Of course, thinking about the child's struggles in life is not important, what really matters is that everybody says 'yes' to everything the mother wants or does. It is time we stop considering mothers as sacred figures who have every rights. You just got a child, it's a human being, not your belonging. It's not an object. You don't have rights upon it but duties towards them."
