A woman has been applauded after refusing to name her newborn after her late father, despite being pressured by her mother.
When it comes to naming a baby, most parents already have a list of preferences or spend hours searching through a baby book before coming across the perfect moniker.
One mom-to-be revealed in a letter shared by Daily Mail that she and her husband decided on a name when they found out that they were expecting a baby boy, and made sure not to reveal it to their family and friends to avoid judgment.
However, the couple was in a pickle as the woman's mom "relentlessly" pressured her to disclose the name so she did, but to her complete surprise, she was met with fury.
The woman - who was given the pseudonym Moniker Mayhem by the outlet - revealed that her mom looked "furious" after the revelation and said she was "incredibly hurt and offended" that she wasn't planning to name her son after her late husband.
"I told her that we were planning to use both my father’s name and my father-in-law’s name for our son’s middle names, but she said that wasn’t good enough. That I was sullying my dad’s memory by 'relegating' his name to a middle moniker," she explained, per the publication.
The poster shared that her mom is "very much grieving the loss of my dad" - who was named Ambrose - so she "understands" where she’s coming from, however, she believes that she is "acting out of emotion rather than logic or compassion".
She explained the situation to her husband and he "readily agreed" to change their son’s name to Ambrose, but the woman said that she was against it because it's a "very antiquated name".
"I love my dad and I honor his memory the best I can every day, but he had a very antiquated name and I just couldn’t do that to my child!" she said, adding that he could possibly being bullied by other children.
"I know what kids are like, and I know that they tease others about every little thing possible and to give my son such an outdated name just feels like setting him up for torment," she continued. "Personally I don’t think my dad would have cared one bit whether my son had his name or not but I don’t want this to hurt my mother or damage my relationship with her.
"Is there a way I can reach some middle ground?" she concluded the letter.
Upon reading her dilemma, many users rushed to the comment section to share some advice and praise her for sticking to her guns - despite her mother's insistence.
One user on Facebook commended: "Stand your ground. You're honoring him with middle name. The grandmother is 100% wrong," while another expressed: "You summed it up by saying you didn’t think your father would care, it’s beautiful you honor him in the middle names."
"Hold your ground, you’re the parents, don’t be bullied into conforming. My daughter is expecting a girl, I have absolutely no expectations on names, it’s her baby - she is the parent," they added.
A third commented: "It’s her life her baby her decision. No one should make you feel guilty or emotionally [manipulated]," and a fourth stated: "Good for her and [her] husband. No one should be put on the spot about a [child's] name. [It's your] baby not [theirs]."
