"OUR baby!" ::family members creepily caress OP's belly:: <-that's all I was picturing while I was reading this story XD It's like the family members are going to seize the child after birth for some kind of human sacrifice and/or to spirit it away to be raised as the Antichrist or something.

The part where they made her cry and then LAUGHED ABOUT IT made my blood boil.

That's a perfectly normal name.

My wise mother - who had seven children - shared this advice with each of us: Never, ever reveal the name you’ve selected for your child before they are born!

This name was fine. But seriously, getting other people's input prevented me from giving my son a tragedeigh of a name. Sometimes input is good. And sometimes it's ridiculous. This woman's brother sounds creepy AF.

the raefarty flashbacks🤣🤣🤣. but yh the family is weird af it isnt 'their' baby fgs. the brother needs to get a life

The brother is weird and controlling and OP needs to GTFO. Also this is why you should never tell people what you are going to all your child until after the baby is born. People are far less willing to criticise after the birth. Charlotte is a gorgeous names - for goodness sake, it's fairly popular with British Royalty, Prince William's daighter is called Charlotte.

Weird! If your family thinks the name Charlotte is dated, they can call her Lotte, Charley, Lotty, Lotta, Carla, Lola... I have an old fashioned name, but only my parents and aunts call me like this, all the others use nicknames.

Her family is upset about charlotte? It’s a classic name.

This is one of those stories where literally Noone in his right mind would call her AH. Also, Charlotte is a nice name

I assume since she mentioned being creole that this is in Louisiana and we are lucky the brother is not also the father.

one of my daughters is named Eudora. yes, after Tiana's mother. No it is not a family name. No, my family did not approve. we are no contact now for other more serious reasons that involved my and my children's safety. they wanted to name her Samantha. no that is not a family name either. no offense to any Samantha's but that's simply not the right fit for my daughter.

Op needs to firm on this and why is she getting emotional? To brother and anyone who says the baby is "ours", a side eye with a disgusted look on the face, "I didn't sleep with any of you. Ew. That's gross." To Mom, "I didn't name her after Grandma; you can find another nickname for her." To everyone else, "Okay thanks."

NTA This is horrible in so many ways. Where did they all get the idea that they could even express an opinion much less browbeat OP like that until she cried? "This is all our baby"? They're so incredibly adamant & insistent. & The brother is an out & out creep - I would never let him near a child. Furthermore, they know hers is a high-risk pregnancy but subjected her to a great deal of stress - you'd think somebody in the group would have stopped this abuse for that reason alone. Since OP says she has the means, she should get out now. Otherwise, if she & the baby return there after the birth, they're all going to "help" her with "our" baby whereas what they should do is ask her what she needs help with & then have enough respect for her as the mother to do exactly & only as she says. And no, "I did it THIS way when I had my babies," or "You should ....." I don't see that happening & she could end up having to struggle to maintain control of her own child.

Some families are so different. Frankly I'd be more weirded out by my 20-year-old daughter naming her baby after a Disney character, but that's me... and even then I'd never say anything about it...

Skipped passed everything shared here after reading just a couple of paragraphs to say this: Don't tell anyone the name before the baby is born and properly named. Just don't. If it's already the baby's name, people can't try to change your decition. It's too late. If you tell them whilst pregnant, peeople take it as an opening to argue agaist names they don't like.

What the fvck is wrong with these people? OP has picked a lovely name (I know a Charlotte, she goes by Charlie) and these relatives think they can shove their opinions down OP's throat. Worse, they think they SHOULD. I'd cuss out the b!tch-@ss motherfvckers too.

One of the most toxic, entitled, and conscienceless people I've ever known was named Charlotte, but I would still have no objection to anyone naming their child that.

Is this even a true story? WTF! When I read the title, I was expecting a weird outlandish name, however, Charlotte is a classic and beautiful name! Even the new princess in the UK is called Charlotte. I was named after my great-grandmother, to me that is an honour because even if I did not know her, she was considered a real sweet lady (I am not :)). And my official name (not jayjay :)) is a classic name in the Netherlands. I guess all the fuzz is about the grandmother not wanting to be reminded of her mother because they couldn't get along. Maybe OP could give the mother's name as a second name, but even then, this family broke every boundary in their behaviour.

Do these people live under a rock? Are they completely unaware that Prince William and Princess Katherine named their daughter Charlotte? It's a timeless, beautiful name and it's as modern as it is classic.

Tell them she will be named after a beautiful spider who befriended a pig.