Husband and wife ‘leak’ fake baby names online to prank their prying family members, family does not have a laugh: ‘They said it was childish’

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Lana DeGaetano • "Show me to me please."
Mar 3, 2025 9:00 PM EST

What do you expect when you're expecting? For starters, you want to start setting up a nursery for the little one on the way. Grab a crib, some swaddling blankets, a mobile, maybe even some storybooks they won't be able to comprehend until they start talking. Wait… quick! Think of some names for the little one! If you don't, your family might think they have the right to name your baby instead. Don't believe that? The married couple in this story can prove it.

A husband and wife are expecting their first baby and announce this to their relatives early on in the pregnancy. Immediately, both sides of the family began suggesting baby names constantly. The expectant mother realized her husband's family had already "decided" on girl and boy names for their baby on the way, so they decided to prank them with hilarious names they were going to "name" their child instead. Her in-laws' reactions were not what she was expecting…

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  • It seems like when you're gearing up to become a parent, other parents try to prevent you from making the same mistakes they made when they were fresh parents. But dictating baby names? That's a new type of control issue, and having your in-laws breathe baby names down your neck while you're carrying a little human inside of you might make you a bit annoyed. So, naturally, you turn the situation around in a funny way and take back some control. Nothing can go wrong, right?

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  • "AITA for leaking fake baby names to family?"

    My husband and I are expecting our first child and we did something to have some fun with annoying family members who wanted to name our child for us.
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  • The issues started a week after we announced and some relatives on either side were suggesting names. Then a few members of our families (MIL,
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  • SIL, BIL, my aunt and uncle and my two sisters) decided we'd name a daughter Elizabeth or Cassandra and we'd name a son William or Patrick. We told our
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  • families we weren't taking name suggestions and to stop acting like they can tell us what to name our kid. We were told the names mentioned were good solid names and it would prevent any weird tragic names that people these days choose.
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  • My husband came up with the idea to have some fun with names and start leaking some names we won't use. This meant commenting on random FB posts
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  • with a name and acting like we were going to use that. Or photoshopping photos with baby items that had other names on them. Stuff like that.
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  • We used some out there names. One my husband even heard from TikTok, C ntley. Another was D cky. Sprite was another. It annoyed the relatives it was intended to. But then another
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  • relative spoke up and was like why would they waste money on stuff with the name if they change it a week later and then the relatives realized. They were
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  • like why would you do it and we told them they were annoying us and we were having some fun since they were so insistent on the names. They said it was
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  • childish. My husband pointed out they were the ones who childishly believed they could name our child for us.
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  • Other family members found it hilarious. But are we a h les for doing this?
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  • Tellamya NTA. This is peak petty and I respect it. The fact that they got so invested in your baby's name that they fell for "C ntley" is sending me.
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  • DaalWithChawal If you don't mind me giving a suggestion. Name him Billiam, Will for short.
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  • DavidNorek NTA, your relatives are ridiculous and need to understand boundaries.
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  • _s1m0n_s3z Please tell me someone spent actual cash money on customised 'C ntley' merch.
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  • CandylandCanada NTA It used to be that parents would decide on the name once they met the baby. If people who are not the - - parents are dumb enough to personalize gifts before the baby is born then FAFO.
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  • grayblue_grrl NTA. Entitled people need to be brought back to reality. This worked. They will feel so much relief at any of the names you actually do choose.
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