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Am I overreacting? I think not!
- May 18, 2010 at 12:32 PM
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I've been married to my husband for 7 years come June 1st. We have a daughter who is 6 (Molly) and a son who is 4 (Michael). I get along with my husbands family pretty well! I watch what I say as not to offend anyone or get on my Hubby's Step Mom's bad side! Hubby's mom passed away when he was 4 and so his step mom has been his mom!
Anyway he has an older sister who is married for I think 9 or 10 years now. They've chosen not to have any bio kids but are adopting kids through our state. I think this is wonderful! We've fallen in love with the 3 boys (ages 6,4,& 3) they currently have and they will soon be adopting the twin brother and sister(age 20months) of the boys. Now this is the problem, they want to change the little boys name to Michael! That's my 4 year olds name. We live within 2 hours of each other and get together at least 2 times a month sometimes more! I have voiced my opinion and so has my husband and his parents. Michael is a special name for me it was my mom's maiden name and there aren't any men in our family to carry it on so this is our tribute to my family! Our son also has my husband birth mom's maiden name for a his middle name! Some times I feel like my sister in law thinks she's entitled to what she wants all the time with no regard to how it affects the rest of us!
I'm hurt and offended! My husband doesn't even want to speak to her! I don't want to cause problems with his family but I also want my son to feel special not wonder why this new cousin has his name! I wouldn't be upset if Xavier was given the name Michael at birth!
She said very mean and hurtful things when we called to tell her we were getting married and expecting our daughter, She told my husband that we'd have twin Midgets. My brother is a dwarf. It was hurtful and she's never really appoligized for it! We've just kinda let it go! I guess this just brings all the mean and hurtful things back to the surface! My husband has always gotten pushed to the side, that happens when you have one older sister and two older step brothers who can do no wrong! I'm lucky that despite all the pain and sadness he had in his life growing up that he's truned into a wonderful loving father and husband! Not at all like the man who raised him!
I emailed my sister in law a long list of names and apoligized for being so rude but that I wasn't backing down on this one! They can either keep his name Xavier or change it but if they call him Michael I won't!
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sorry you are going through that. I would be upset as well. I wanted the name Taylor for my daughter but my cousin had her daughter first and named her Taylor so I chose another name. I woud have never named my child the same name, it seems tacky for her to be doing so.
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