FIL making fun of our child’s name

We recently informed my husband’s parents that we have decided on the English and Chinese names for our child. Being Chinese-ed, they complained that the English name was a mouthful, and my FIL even made fun of the Chinese name (he said that people are bound to make fun of our child in school with that name). I WAS SO FURIOUS, but decided to ignore him since my husband didn’t say anything as well. The more I thought about it, the angrier I became. I felt that he didn’t respect us enough as parents of his grandchild. I just didn’t want to rant to my husband because they are his parents after all. Anyone faced the same issue naming their child?

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Super Mom

It is good to consult parents for names . Some parents are Chinese educated and can give advice

7y trước

My husband and i did Google a few names and felt that we liked the sound of the name we chose because it’s a girl kind of name, just uncommon in SG. I just super facepalm when my FIL have that kind of comment instead of asking why we chose the name when he’s Chinese-ed.