Today I Fucked Up
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My cousin is due in July with a baby girl. During her whole pregnancy, she has been dropping hints about the name she picked. She would say things like, "Children bring this". My first guess was something normal like Hope. I figured children bring hope to the world. IDK. Anyways, nothing could have prepared me or my family (my mom and siblings) for what she was planning. She wants to name her baby Light Bringer, "Brings" as a nickname. I thought she was joking, but she isn't.
I came to Reddit to ask for advice. I was hoping to maybe get her to change the baby's name. After posting to r/circlenamejerks others agreed with me that the name she picked is terrible. They offered alternatives that sound better. I decided to video chat with my cousin and politely ask her if she'd want to change the name. I offered some alternatives and she wouldn't budge. I told her that the name Lucifer means Light Bringer. She did not care. I found out that she originally had some other names picked up. These names are a little better than Light Bringer. She had Andromeda, Cassiopeia, and Starr to name a few. I asked her why she didn't like those names, and she just shrugged. She then mentioned something along the lines of getting the public's opinion. I decided to send her the post I posted to r/circlenamejerks.
Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/NameNerdCirclejerk/comments/13q84r7/how_to_stop_my_cousin/
Needless to say, she was not happy. I am not allowed near her family till she cools off. Her mom, siblings, and husband are not too happy with me now. I was going to delete my original post until my cousin accused me of being jealous of her because I (infertile) can't have kids. I told her this was not jealousy. I told her I simply don't think Light Bringer is a good name for a person. Whatever then, I guess you can name your kid whatever you want.
TL;DR I tried to get my cousin to change her soon-to-be baby's name. She is dead set on naming her Light Bringer and is now not talking to me. She accused me of being jealous because I suffer from infertility. Her whole family is mad at me for trying to tell her Light Bringer isn't a good name.
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