Mum fumes as ex names baby after her kids – but accuses her of stealing idea

A mum was shocked to learn her husband’s ex-girlfriend planned to give her baby the exact same names as her two daughters, but when she approached the ex-partner she was in for yet another surprise

Couples often spend years planning the names they hope to one day give their children, excitedly sharing ideas together. But what do you do if you fall in a love with a name but end up breaking off the relationship? Well, one man may have given the names he and his ex-partner picked to children he had in a later relationship, if his ex-girlfriend’s claims are anything to go by.

The situation came to light after the woman found out she was expecting a baby and also wanted to make use of the same names. Shocked to discover the choice, the man’s wife reached out to his ex, who then alleged it was her and her partner who stole the names – though the devoted father denies this.

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As a result, the trio have been left in a tricky position, one it sounds like they will struggle to resolve. Revealed on Reddit, the conundrum was shared by the wife who reached out to her partner’s ex.

She wrote: “My husband and I have been together for eight years, married for five. We have two beautiful daughters named (for the sake of this post) Abigail and Claire.

“My husband’s ex-girlfriend has still not let go of their relationship. They dated for two years and then were broken up for one year before he and I started dating.

“She follows us both on social media and comments on everything trying to prove how good her life is. If we post a picture of our family at the pumpkin patch she will comment, ‘Looks like fun. Not as much fun as Hawaii where I just was!’ I ignore her and don’t respond to the comments. My husband usually ignores her too but sometimes will reply with something like, ‘Glad you’re doing well!’ They don’t talk otherwise.

“Last week ex-girlfriend announced that she is pregnant with a baby girl. Congrats to her. And the name is *drumroll* Abigail Claire. You know, our kids’ names.

“I reached out to her privately (I would never call her out publicly on an announcement post) and said it was weird that she was going to name her baby after her ex’s kids. She said that she and my husband had discussed the names Abigail and Claire as girl names they liked back when they were still dating and accused ME of being weird for ‘stealing’ her baby names.

“I asked my husband if that was true and he said no, he and his ex never discussed baby names at all. But he also said I was meddling and should not have messaged her. He said I’m not going to change her mind on the name so there was no point in getting involved.

“And he’s annoyed with me for ‘poking the bear’ and giving her fuel to bother us more. I don’t feel like I was in the wrong for calling her out. Being obnoxious on social media is one thing, but I feel like naming your kid after your ex’s children because you’re still pining for him is a step too far into the realm of creepy. I feel bad for poor unborn Abigail the 2nd.”

Her post divided commenters, with some thinking the new mum is being “weird and petty” for using the same names, and others pointing out the mum-of-two does not own baby names, regardless of the strangeness of the situation.

One person wrote: “I have no idea why you or your husband have anything to do with her at all.

“Yeah she’s weird, but so are you two. She’s his ex from (does maths) nine years ago. Just block her on all your social media and move on with your lives.”

And another advised: “If she is annoying to you, why are you following her? Block her. Put her out of your mind. She is not related to you and you don’t even hang out together. Same goes for your husband.”

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