30-year-old pregnant with twins snaps at nosy sister-in-law after making several hurtful comments about her chosen baby names, mother-in-law accuses her of being the bad guy: “I wouldn’t be surprised if she wants to use the names herself”

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
May 30, 2025 12:00 PM EDT

Having your first child is an experience a woman will never forget. It's a hallmark moment in her life, a moment that changes her life forever. 9 months of pregnancy, and then one day you just have a live potato in your arms that you feel the utmost and unconditional love for. I know that when my sister had her first baby she was over the moon. Her hopes and dreams were fulfilled, and I've never seen her happier than she's been the past year with her little girl. Everything in her life revolves around her baby and husband, and it makes me happy to know she has them. When I visit my niece I can see why my sister is so happy. She's such a loving and adorable baby!

Baby names will forever be a subject of debate though. Some people just can't stand someone else naming their baby something, and some women don't like sharing names. In the story below, the protagonist has names picked out for her twins. To her stepsister's disappointment, she continually tries to get her to change the names, but doesn't provide a real reason. This causes a blow out of family, and it could damage their relationship forever. Even the MIL gets involved. Read the full story for all the juicy details. 

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    AITAH for snapping at my SIL and telling her if she can’t provide a legitimate reason for being against my baby names then she can shut up?

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    I (30F) am gonna be a first time mom to M/F twins and my husband Dan (31) and I are excited about becoming parents.
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  • Why do women get so toined about baby names? They need to understand that they have no control over what someone else names their baby. Complaining about the name, or trying to get them to change the name will only create toxic energy between the two of them. 

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    We are calling them Jordan Leo (last name) and Ivy Madison (last name). We think the names are nice and perfectly normal and we love them.
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    I am almost at the end but for the past few months Dan's sister Layla has been trying to convince us to pick different names. We have constantly asked her why and she has never provided a
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    reason just staying she thinks the twins could be called something better. It has gotten down to my last nerve because she keeps 'jokingly' suggesting we pick something else and we keep saying no and she won't relent.
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    She joked about it again and I lost my cool. It was months and months of build up of her 'jokes', her nagging, her pleading and even saying I'm jsut being a 'crazy
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    hormonal pregnant lady who isn't listening' so I have put up with a lot and reached my limit.
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    I said that if she can't provide a legitimate reason for us changing the names then she can shut the as that's what they will he f called and I am sick of her sh.
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    Now I'm the bad guy from my MIL for upsetting her as she was 'trying to help' but again, you can't tell me to choose different names and not give a reason why.
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    ETA: their first names will be Jordan and Ivy not hyphenated or anything, also and Madison will be middle names.
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    Flashy Habit3030 • 11h ago NTA. Your SIL crossed so many boundaries and she should have known to be quiet.
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    SIL knows you are well aware of how she feels about the names you and hubby have chosen. However, I'd watch for future red flags if she tries to
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    call your children nicknames or as your children get older SIL is negative about the names and it affects your children.
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    Nip it in the bud now. Congratulations on your twins!
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    Curt Uncles 10h ago NTA, and congratulations. Give the name "Ivy Madison" a Google search before you pull the trigger on that one.
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    ThrowRAbunny73 • 11h ago NTA. Oh please she was not "trying to help" she was being ride as h | repeatedly after being told no. If she wants to name a
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    baby then she can have her own. You are not the bad guy at all. Clearly SOMEBODY needed to put
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    their foot down with her ……..……..). There is absolutely nothing wrong with the names you've chosen.
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    wallstreetbetsdebts • 11h ago NTA. Tell your SIL to go f herself. Tell your MIL to go f herself. Tell your husband to deal with his insane family members.
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    jrm1102 11h ago • NTA generally speaking, - the only comment someone should have about a baby name is "how nice".
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    PigletCritical4840 • 10h ago NTA but pro tip- don't tell anyone. These are perfectly lovely names.
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