'I'm leaving husband after learning name he put on our baby's birth certificate'
A mum is determined to divorce her husband after finding out what he did to their child's birth certificate – and she has since asked if she's overreacting about the situation
A mum is fuming after finding out her husband switched her baby's name without her permission – and others agree the move is totally out of line.
Taking to Reddit, the anonymous woman said: "My husband, 35, and I had our first child two weeks ago. I thought we were to decide on the name on the day of his birth but apparently my dumb*** husband changed his mind. The name we were going for originally is also the name of my veteran grandfather who passed away a couple years back.
"Yesterday morning the birth certificate came in the mail. I found out my husband didn't actually register the name we had both discussed and agreed on."
To add another layer of complication, the moniker that was selected is the same name as the husband's female boss. Awkward!
The infuriated mum added: "I initially tried gas lighting myself that the wrong one was shipped but the package had both our full names and phone numbers written on the front sticker so the evidence that this was not an accident was already close to solid.
"Yesterday evening when my husband came home from work I asked him what he named our child in a passive aggressive way and he responded with the original name we decided on.
"I then asked why it said 'the name' on the package and he is saying he doesn't know."
This lie didn't fly – as the woman called the hospital to confirm whether or not her partner had signed the birth certificate. They said he did, so she had the evidence she needed.
She recalled: "I finally got him to admit it but he didn't give a good reason to why he decided to name our child after his boss who was accused for fraud in the company instead of the name that was supposed to honour my grandfather.
"After five years of being together, I no longer trust him and I am planning to file a divorce in the next few months.
"My younger sister, 26, thinks it's not a big deal and I should let go. Also she compared to when I named my hamster after something funny when I was 21 and she texted me and said that 'Just like that hamster, that baby won't care so get over yourself.'."
The mum is now second guessing whether she made the right decision on her marriage – and asked the Reddit forum for their opinions.
In response, many reassured her and urged her to consider changing her baby's name.
One said: "Change it. You have 'x' number of days/months to change the baby's name without a court order, but it may cost.
"You are also probably going to have to give notice to your (ex)husband. Check with the Office of Vital Records. Good luck!"
Meanwhile, another user added: "Tell your sister to get extra friendly with that hamster. Tell your husband to 'fess up about his love for his sleazy boss. Tell your attorney to file name change papers and then divorce papers ASAP."