CHOOSING a name for your child isn't easy and it can become even more difficult when you decide to honour family members. One expectant mum explained the dilemma she was having over her daughter's name. In a post on Mumsnet, the user shared that she wanted to name her baby after her mother-in-law.
However, she shared her concern that her own mum wouldn't be happy with the decision. "I have two other children and all of their middle names are honour names and would like the same for our third and last child," she explained. "I am now thinking of using my mother-in-law’s name as a middle name for this baby.
" The poster worried that it would seem "weird" to acknowledge her husband's mum but not her own. She shared more information on the relationship she has with her mum, explaining why she wouldn't choose to honour her. "I am very close to my mum now but growing up we had a very complex relationship due to her own issues and I wasn’t in her care for the majority of my childhood," she said.
"Even though we are close now it doesn’t feel right to name my child after her due to the complexities." She added that it wouldn't feel respectful to her dad and her other family members who helped raise her. The Mumsnet user also explained that her daughter will be her mother-in-law's final grandchild and "the only one that will be named after her.
" "I know it would mean the absolute world to her and she is a very hands on and involved grandmother to all the children," she said. Other.