Family stress over baby name
Hello!
I just need to vent a little. I'm 20 weeks pregnant, and since the beginning, my husband and I have liked the name Cecilia if we were having a girl. I think it’s a beautiful name, and it also holds special meaning for me because it was the name of my Nana, who I loved as if she were my mom. She was with me until I was 16 years old when she passed away because she was very elderly.
Initially, my husband’s mom freaked out and started yelling that she hated the name, claiming that our daughter would be embarrassed by it, among other things. She insisted on calling the baby Vittoria or some other name that she preferred. My husband spoke to her and told her that she needed to respect our decision and call the baby by her name. She eventually agreed, but then I discovered some messages between her and my mom discussing how they both hated the name and that they wouldn’t call the baby Cecilia.
When we informed my mom about the name, things got worse. She yelled that I never loved her, said the name was old-fashioned, and insisted that she wouldn't call the baby by that name. I told her that if she couldn't respect our decision, she could be out of our lives.
Things escalated from there. She made a lot of hurtful comments and is now on the phone with my mother-in-law, badmouthing me. I've been at her home since the holidays, but I’m finally going back to our home tomorrow. I cried for about two hours and felt terrible that no one was respecting our decision. Why do things always have to be so hard?
Do you think the name Cecilia is ugly?