A woman has shared how her husband ‘blew up’ at her after discovering the truth behind their son’s name – as she admits she took inspiration from a character in the TV show Lost
While some parents name their children after family members, others seek inspiration from their favourite book or movie characters. That’s exactly what one mum did – but it hasn’t gone down well with her husband who didn’t discover the truth behind his son’s name until it was too late.
The 32-year-old explained how she fell in love with the name Sawyer after developing a crush on a “hot” 2000s TV character with the same name. She said on Reddit: “In the early 2000s I watched a show and one of the characters was named Sawyer. Yes, I thought the character was hot. After that I started to fall in love with the name independently of anything. I just think it’s a really beautiful name.
“After we found out it was a boy, we started to seriously discuss baby names. My husband proposed a bunch that I didn’t really like, and I also put out several names that he didn’t want. Eventually, I put Sawyer out there as a name. To my surprise, my husband said that he actually really liked that name and we ended up choosing it.”
The couple ended up naming their son Sawyer – with her husband, 35, only questioning where the name came from months after his birth. Without thinking much about it, she casually admitted to seeking inspiration from the TV character James ‘Sawyer’ Ford, played by Josh Holloway in Lost.
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But with that, her husband ‘blew up’ at her, claiming it’s ‘weird’ to name a child after a TV ‘heartthrob’. She added: “Recently my husband and I have had a lot more time to spend together. Yesterday we were cuddling and talking about the baby. It was a normal conversation. He said that he was really glad we chose Sawyer, and asked me why I suggested it and what the inspiration was for the name I guess.
“At first I said that I just thought it was a beautiful name, but he wanted to know more, like when I first heard it. So I told him not thinking that it would be a problem. But my husband got pretty mad. He said he was angry that I would name an actual human over a TV show character. He was also pretty mad that the only reason I liked that name is because someone hot had it.
” He also said that he feels like I’m kind of obsessed to be naming my baby after him. Mostly he was mad that I hadn’t told him when I offered the name. But I really don’t agree. I wouldn’t say the baby is named after a TV character, and it’s not like he’s named Naruto or something.
“Sawyer is a normal name and it’s not like he’ll be bullied for it. I also said that I’m clearly not obsessed with the show or the character. I’ve watched the show a total of twice in my life and that’s it. I also said that I didn’t lie at all. When he asked me, I told him.
“We’ve come to an impasse over this. I think he’s being ridiculous and jealous of a fictional character, and he thinks he’s going to have to reconsider the name.” Commenting on her post, one user said: “My mum named me after an evil soap opera character. It’s a pretty cool story to tell. My sister is named after a very cute Australian news reporter. All names come from somewhere.”
Another user joked: “Your husband has Lost the plot. It’s a name. You both like it. You’re fine.” A third user said: “Lost was an amazing show and we’ll be using a name from it. You liked the name. If Josh Holloway’s character was named Humphrey, you likely wouldn’t choose the name. No offense to Humphreys.”
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