A father picked the worst possible moment to make a joke about his future grandson's name. A woman took to Reddit to share an awkward encounter with her dad during a pre-birthday celebration. The soon-to-be 24-year-old, who is also 30 weeks pregnant , met her father for a coffee date.
At the cafe, he surprised her with a gift - a rarity now that she's grown up . Inside the bag were baby essentials like bottles, pacifiers, and a bottle warmer. While useful, she was hoping for something for herself on her last birthday before motherhood .
'My wife chose a baby name I liked — Then she told me it's her ex's name' 'My mom is pregnant and has stolen the name I wanted to call my future daughter' She wrote: "I know I should be grateful. He's trying to help me out, but this is my last birthday before I become a mother, and my own mother has told me that it should be about me." During the outing, her younger siblings and cousins were eager to learn the baby's name.
When she revealed it would be Cody, her dad couldn't resist making fun of it. He pronounced it like Cod-y, the fish, and joked that it sounded too American for their British family. He even suggested she must want to be American to have chosen such a name.
He then proceeded to ridicule the name further, encouraging her sisters to join in. "Then my dad said 'even the name Bob sounds better than that! So that's what I'm calling him!'" She finally lost her temper and shouted at him for his lack of respect as he continued to m.