A man is seeking advice after sharing how his wife wants to give their twins matching names because "it would be cute" - but he knows how negatively it would impact their lives being a twin himself
14:19, 05 Feb 2024Updated 16:33, 05 Feb 2024
When it comes to naming a baby, parents must consider how their chosen moniker will impact their child through life. That's exactly what was on one dad-to-be's mind when his wife proudly announced her plan to give their twins matching names. The 33-year-old man, who has a twin sister, put his foot down straight away - explaining how annoying it is to go through life 'matching' with another person - but his wife refused to listen.
Venting his frustration on Reddit, he said: "I am a future parent to two twin boys. Me and my wife have recently been deciding names for our twins and my wife wants them to be matching. I said I don’t like the idea, I have a twin sister who I matched everything with and it got so annoying to me. She says it’s cute, but I told her for the sake of our kids let's not do the matching name thing and only make them match on things they both want."
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To make matters worse, his mother-in-law is siding with her daughter, believing the matching name idea is "brilliant". Asking Reddit users for their thoughts, he added: "My wife disagrees and my mother-in-law is saying I should, but my sister is agreeing with me.
Commenting on his post, one user said: "Make your experiences known. It's not cute to be the one living with the lack of individuality." Another user added: "I have seen numerous twins while teaching. The ones that do the best are the ones who are treated as simply two siblings. Not made to be a set.
"Matched names ended up with one twin name Edward and his sister Edwina. Imagine Edward and Edwin both end up being called Eddy. Please explain to her your experiences and how it affected you." A third user said: "You are the one with actual experience being a twin. Your wife should listen to you on this one. Your mother-in-law does not get a vote, nor does your sister.
One more user added: "As someone who looks after children for work, I’ve seen so many poor poor children who have the worst names because their parents clearly aren’t thinking. Parents it seems don’t think of the child when naming them, what they will have to go through for their “unique” name. I can’t see a good side to having matching names and when your wife says 'it’ll be cute' she’s clearly not thinking her children will grow up one day and won’t be little babies."
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