A mum has blasted her parents for refusing to use the name she prefers for her son because they think he will bullied for it later in life.
She and her husband officially name their son Edward, but the mum explained that they decided to call him Teddy as he had 'growled' the first time she held him, saying it was 'the cutest thing ever'.
When they told their families they would like him to be referred to as Teddy and not Edward, she said there were a few members who didn't like it but still respected their wishes - except her own parents.
She had not spoken to her parents for two years following a previous rift where she said they had tried to 'control' her, but allowed them back into her life following the birth of her son.
But now they are refusing to call her son Teddy, despite multiple requests, and instead use his full name. His mum explains that her son, now 18 months old, finds it confusing as she only uses his full name when he is in trouble.
She said: "They think the name is 'immature' and that he will be bullied for it later on. But I have known many Teddys through school and none was ever (to my knowledge) bullied.
"Anyway, the point is that both I and the father want him to be called Teddy by his friends and family. And if he decides he wants to be called something else when he reaches school age or later we will respect that.
"There was one point where I was with my parents and a friend of theirs asked me what the baby's name was. I said Teddy. And my father instantly snapped back in an angry tone: 'IT'S EDWARD. Only YOU call him Teddy'.
"But that's not true. They are the only ones who don't."
She said they had been 'terrible parents' to her but didn't think they would be terrible grandparents too, and feels like the disagreement is tearing them apart again.
Asking if she was being unreasonable to see it as a major problem on Reddit, one said: "This is your child and his name is not for your parents to control."
Another commented: "This is bizarre. Teddy is a perfectly normal name as well as an accepted nickname for Edward. Honestly I'd cut them back out of my life if it were me if they're going to be this hostile."
A third wrote: "This really sounds like a move for control on their part given the context of the whole relationship.
"Don't make their mistake: you don't need them to call him Teddy, but you do need them to respect that you and most people do and will call him Teddy. If they can't, then maybe they can leave your life again, as this is your parenting choice and they will likely follow through with worse and worse behaviour."
