Couple Welcomes First Baby — Then Both Sets of Grandparents Tell Them to Change the Name

Mar. 15, 2025

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In a post shared onReddit, a woman writes that she and her husband “chose a name that our families weren’t thrilled about.”

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A couple of days after that, her husband’s parents also chimed in, telling the couple they, too, wanted the child to be named “Dorothy,” instead of “Wren.”

She and her husband, however, have pushed back.

“The parents asked me to consider it as the mom and I said no, that my husband and I chose the name we feel is right for our daughter and we have zero regrets,” she writes.

Commenters say the couple needs to set firm boundaries.

“This is the time to set boundaries and make it clear YOU and your husband are the parents, they don’t get that kind of say in things when it comes to YOUR children,” writes one commenter on Reddit. “I would simply tell them ‘Our daughter already has a name, we’re not changing it, and we will not be discussing it anymore.’ "

Added another commenter: “if they don’t like it, they don’t have to get grandparents privileges.”

source: people.com