NAME SHAME
My in-laws hate our kids names but I don’t care if they get bullied, I refuse to choose normal monikers
Some reckon the bizarre monikers make the twin boys sound like 'pets'
A MUM has come under fire after admitting she didn't care if her kids would get bullied for their unusual monikers.
Finding the perfect moniker for your little one can be quite the task - while some parents pass baby names down through the generations, others find inspiration elsewhere.
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Unfortunately for one mum, who reckoned she'd come across the ideal picks for her two boys, the in-laws ''hated'' the names and she took to Reddit to see what others thought.
The woman, 24, explained her fiancé's family is religious, while hers isn't, and the couple was expecting a set of twins to join their little family.
They've decided to call them Phoenix Grey and Griffin Dean - but the rest of the brood aren't too pleased with the monikers.
Explaining the situation, the young mum wrote: "We’ve never been ones for the run of the mill names.
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''My name is out of the ordinary and my fiancé goes by his middle name Cassius.
"The idea of calling our children, not that these names are wrong or bad, Daniel or Thomas or Samuel doesn’t sit right with us. It isn’t us.
''My in-laws are furious. One: because they’re not traditional names, two: do not bear any affiliation to family members; my fiancé is named after his grandfather, his sister is named after his aunt etc, and three: because they’re mythical creatures from other cultures.
"That is apparently what they dislike the most. But we really love the names.
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''We already have a girls name picked out too, Valkyrie Lee to pay homage to my Danish grandparents that cared for me when I was a teen.
''We actually came up with this name before I even got pregnant. We like that all the names match in that they are powerful beings that can fly.
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''We want to make our children feel powerful too."
After concerned Redditors advised her to change the names, the twin mum admitted she wasn't worried about her kids being bullied.
She added: "People are bullied for all kinds of reasons. Hair. Eyes. Glasses. Braces. Style. Foot size. Ears. Biting fingernails. Makeup. No makeup. Fat. Thin. Short. Tall. Rich. Poor.
''Being called Phoenix or Griffin may not be as common as Sophie or Max, but they’re not bully worthy."
Fellow social media users flocked to comments to share their thoughts - and it was a mixed bag of reactions.
One person commented: "Phoenix and Griffin are fine. Valkyrie is not. That poor theoretical child."
The struggle of choosing a baby name
CHLOE Morgan, a Senior Writer at Fabulous, has revealed her dilemma on choosing a baby name...
At 35 weeks pregnant, by far the trickiest part of pregnancy for me in the past few months (minus the insomnia and countless night-time wee breaks!) has been trying to decide on a baby name.
The dilemmas are endless...
My partner and I went for a private scan to find out the gender as early as we could - partly due to the fact we thought it would make baby naming so much easier because we'd only have to come up with a list of names for one gender rather than two.
How wrong we were...
I was absolutely thrilled to be told I was expecting the baby girl I'd already dreamed of, but being one of the last of my friends to fall pregnant, I've had countless conversations over the years with excited pals discussing their top baby names...something which I wish I could go back in time and un-hear.
With each friend mentioning at least 10 possible monikers, I can't help but feel like several are now a no-go even though I know it's something that none of them would mind in the slightest - it's a total me problem!
The debate comes up time and time again on social media forums - can you choose the same name that was a "potential" for a friend's baby?
It's a very divisive topic and opinions are always mixed...and I don't want to be THAT person.
While some will argue there's thousands of other names out there to choose from, others will say you need to choose YOUR favourite...after all, there's no guarantee that person will even have another baby.
Then there's also the issue of finding a name you adore...only to research it online and read one negative comment amongst hundreds of positives that you just can't shake off.
I made that very mistake when I fell in love with a certain name (I won't reveal it because I don't want to ruin it for others!) ...only to see someone point out that it constantly gets autocorrected on a phone to something rather rude instead.
So, back to the drawing board we went..
Just five weeks to go and it looks like our little one is going to be known as 'baby gal' for a little while longer!
Another added: "Giving your kids themed names seems depersonalising to me.
''Like they’re an expression of your interests rather than people. Or like pets."
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However, there were also plenty of those who thought it was fine, with one supportive reader commenting: "There's a kid in my class right now with the name Valkyrie and nobody thinks anything about it.
''Your in-laws need to stop complaining, it's not their decision and family names are not something that should be forced onto the next generation.''
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