A woman has been left devastated after discovering her husband named their son after his female boss. The 31-year-old mum, who gave birth just a fortnight ago, explained that she and her 25-year-old husband had agreed to name their son after her grandfather.
However, when the baby’s birth certificate arrived, she was shocked to find he’d been registered under a completely different name. She revealed on Reddit: “I found out my husband didn’t actually register the name we had both discussed and agreed on. The name registered on the birth certificate is the last name of his boss, who also is a woman.
“I initially tried gaslighting 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.” After confronting her husband, he admitted he intentionally registered their son with her name, but failed to provide an explanation.
She continued: “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. She compared to when I named my hamster after something funny when I was 21 and she texted me and said ‘just like that hamster, that baby won’t care so get over yourself’.
“I don’t know if I should be taking this as seriously as I am now. I am starting to think there is a possible affair going on but maybe I am overreacting and he just really likes the name.”
In search of advice, she turned to social media to seek opinions from other users. One person responded: “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.”
Another chimed in with: “Change it. You have ‘x’ number of days/months to change the baby’s name without a court order, but it may cost between $15 and $50. You are also probably going to have to give notice to your (ex)husband. Check with the Office of Vital Records. Good luck!” A third advised: “Tell him to agree to a legal name change before you file for divorce. While also hiring a lawyer, a PI, and filing for divorce. What an a**. I can’t believe that’s even legal. Did he forge your signature?”