Man Decides to Cut Off His Mother After She Texts Him Asking to 'Reconsider' the Name for His First Daughter

Mar. 15, 2025

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A man says his mom is arguing the name he and his girlfriend have chosen for their unborn child is too “new age” and should be changed.

He adds that he and his girlfriend have settled on the name “Indie” for their little girl — but his mom is not a fan.

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“My mother is very old school and doesn’t like new age names and things like that or New Age anything for that matter,” he writes. “From the time we told her her name, she never liked it. Three separate times, she’s asked us to change it and we’ve told her no this is her name and that’s what we’re going with.”

The message reads: “Hi Guys, so I’m going to try to give you some food for thought here (just my opinion so don’t take it too seriously) please try to reconsider the name you are giving your daughter. I feel that you are starting her off in life as an oddball. She doesn’t have a choice what her name is going to be and believe it or not, it is a reflection of who we are. Guarantee you she’s going to get teased in school, unfortunately kids can be cruel."

The mother added that when she told others about the name, “not one person had a good response.”

“Please just think about it,” her message continues. “There are so many beautiful girls names, This is about your daughter and the way people will perceive her, now and later in life.”

The man writes that he called his mom after receiving the message, “and told her she needs to stop controlling things in her life that aren’t hers.”

“The conversation didn’t end well and I’m probably not gonna talk to my mother much unless she apologizes,” he says.

Reddit commenters seem split on the issue, with one writing that the man’s mom, “should have dropped the discussion already, since you’ve made it clear you have chosen ‘Indie’ as your daughter’s name.”

But the commenter added that the man’s response was an overreaction. “Her text was pretty low-key and she’s not wildly wrong in some of the reasoning. Your reaction to cut her off is a bit much.”

source: people.com