A woman has been left outraged after her mother-in-law tried to legally change her baby's name because she didn't like it. She explained how she and her husband agreed to name their son after her late dad who passed away when she was just 14-years-old.
To create 'balance', his middle name is after her husband's grandfather. But despite trying to pay tribute to two important men in their lives through their son, her mother-in-law tried to change the child's name shortly after his birth.
Taking to Reddit, she said: "My mother-in-law is very opinionated about everything. She has been giving us her opinion on everything for our son. The day I was due, I only wanted my husband there. He drove me to the hospital and my mother-in-law walks into the room and starts babbling on about the baby's name, feeding schedules, etc.
"I kept it together as best as I could.
"After my son was born, my mother-in-law tried to talk my husband into convincing me to change his name.
"She asked the nurses if she could legally change his name. She even went as far as to accuse me of controlling my husband into his name."
The new mum yelled at her mother-in-law saying she would not be changing her child's name - and ordered her to leave at once.
"She left and has been telling family members a different story," she added.
"My husband has been sticking up for me and told her that nothing will be changed.
"If she continues, we will be cutting her off from seeing her grandson.
"Now, most of her side of the family are calling me names and demanding I apologise to my mother-in-law.
"She has text me a few times calling me an a***hole."
Commenting on her post, one user said: "I would tell her this, 'You have one chance. You stop this madness now, you apologise for your behaviour and you tell everyone else to back off. Or this is literally the last you will ever hear from us and you will never see this child again. You are not the parent, you do not have a say and until you submit and accept this- there is nothing here for you'."
Another user added: "For future reference, you can tell the labour and delivery nurse you want her out and they will extract her and not allow her back.
"These ladies are rock stars and have seen crazy mother-in-laws and worse."
A third user said: "What is wrong with this old woman that she thought the delivery room was the optimal place to bring this topic up.
"She was doing everything beyond trying to forge the birth certificate to control the name.
"I wouldn't apologise, hell I'd air out this laundry online and blast her publicly for being a controlling a***hole.
"I'd also laugh at the extended family wherever possible, because they're clearly beyond hope."
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