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So that was akward
So my dad calls me at work (weird) and was making small talk about our move this weekend, etc. And then all of a sudden he was like I don't want to put too much pressure on you but it woudl really mean a lot to me if you would name your baby after my father. What?! I just sat their in stunned silence for a minute. First of all not only are all four grandparents on my side deceased but they are on Jeremy's side also. Jeremy's father also passed away two years ago. How can I pick one grandfather to name him after? Also I am not a fan of the name. For some weird reason I feel like I am going to cry now. I feel like it puts me in a really uncomfortable position and my dad will be upset. I just called MH and he said we could use it as a middle name but I don't want to upset my mom who was really close to her father too. I really wanted to use my middle name for our son (which is my mom's maiden name) but I don't want my dad to be upset. We thought about also using my dad's first name as our son's middle name (MH was not close to his dad at all and is very close to my dad), it sounds kind of odd with our last name though.
I know in the end it is our decision, but I hate that I am such a people pleaser and feel like I am going to feel guilty no matter what. Sorry I just needed to get that all out. Thanks for reading.
Re: So that was akward
Anytime someone precedes a statement with:
it means the statement is going to put a ton of pressure on the recipient.
You and Jeremy name that baby boy whatever you want. Your dad will deal with it. Besides... you're not THE ONLY ONE having a baby in your family. Did your sister get this same speech?