A MUM-TO-BE has revealed her outrage after her husband refused to budge on his suggestion of a “pigheaded and selfish” name for their daughter.
The woman revealed that she and her partner had decided that if their child was going to be a girl, they would name him Stuart Jr, after his father.
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“No problem there, it’s a classic name and carries family meaning”, she said.
However, after discovering that their child was going to be a girl, Stuart remained adamant that the child should be named after him.
Taking to Reddit, the woman said: “My husband suggested Stuarta.
“No, you’re not having a stroke.
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“Apparently, his logic is that since Stuart ends in “t,” we can just add an “a” to make it feminine.
“I tried explaining why that doesn’t quite work, how it sounds more like a furniture brand than a human name, how she’d be endlessly correcting people and explaining its origin.
“He’s adamant though, says it “honours” him while giving our daughter a unique name.”
The mum-to-be said that she has suggested alternatives to the name, that have a similar sound or meaning, but revealed that her husband is “fixated” on Stuarta.
The woman said that although he respects her husband’s wishes to want to “honour” himself with the name of his child , she is worried about their daughter being bullied.
She said: “I can’t imagine subjecting our daughter to a lifetime of awkward stares and endless questions about her “unusual” name.
“I also worry about potential bullying and the impact it could have on her self-esteem.”
Reddit users have flooded the replies section of the post, with many outraged at Stuart’s name suggestion.
One person said: “There is a huge difference between wanting to honour family names in a new child and being so pigheaded and selfish that you would saddle a child with a lifetime of ridicule just to get your name into theirs.”
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Another person added: “Why does the name of your daughter have to honour him?
“Narcissistic much?
“Besides, the name is absurd and will set her up for bullying.
“It sounds like your husband really doesn’t want to have a daughter.
“The name feels like a punishment for being a girl.”
A third person said: “I’m speechless. That’s absurd.
“Normally I’m all for compromises in a relationship, but dear god no. Don’t budge.
“You can’t subject your daughter to that.”
A fourth person chimed in: “I’m assuming your daughter will carry your husband’s surname, so why does she have to have a first name to “honour” him too?
“You get a choice in this, in fact, you’re carrying her, you get first choice and it’s about time women started recognising that and advocating for ourselves.”
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