A woman has been left outraged after her dad ordered her to change her baby’s name because it’s the same as his secret mistress.
The 26-year-old explained how she just gave birth to her daughter, Annabelle, but didn’t announce the name to anyone beforehand because she didn’t want to be swayed by their views.
But as soon as her parents heard the name, their moods changed entirely. Taking to Reddit, she said: “My mum and dad was in the room when I gave birth and when it was time for me to sign the birth certificate my mum asked for the name and I told her Annabelle. Her face went pale and my dad didn’t look too happy but he said he loved the name.
“My mum left a few minutes later claiming she didn’t feel well. She said she’ll come over in a few days to help with the baby.” Since then, her mum hasn’t spoken more than two words to her – making her wonder what the issue is considering they used to speak every day.
She added: “My sister Emily lives with mum still so I called her over to talk. When she got to my house she explained how she overheard dad and mum arguing because about ten years ago dad had an affair with a coworker named Annabelle. Mum hasn’t been talking to him and he’s been trying to get her to talk. I guess Dad realising that Emily had come over, he decided to come over himself.”
It was at this point when her dad asked her to change her daughter’s name – but she refused to even consider it until she heard why. I asked him why to see if he’ll tell me the truth. And he did, he admitted to the affair. He begged mum not to leave him and she stayed, but just hearing that name had always put her in a bad headspace.
“I told him I can’t, and that Annabelle was the name of my husband’s grandmother who helped raise him. My dad begged and pleaded for me to change it, saying mum was in the middle of packing her bags and heading to her sisters house. I told him I won’t change her name and that it means so much to me and my husband.
“He began to raise his voice and immediately my sister yelled back and told him to get the hell out.” Backing her up further, her sister told him not to stress her out over a mess he created – and with that, he left immediately. Seeking advice, she added: “I’m not changing my baby’s name but I feel like this is tearing the family apart. What should I do?”
Commenting on her post, one user said: “You’re not the a***hole but your daughter is going to deal with most of this backlash so brace yourselves for it.” Another user said: “Damn, why is he raising his voice after mistakes that he made catch up to him?” A third user said: “Props to sis for shutting that down right quick.”