I snapped at my sister-in-law after she called my baby the wrong name - now my husband is mad at me

A mother has been accused of overreacting after snapping at her sister-in-law for repeatedly calling her newborn son by the wrong name. 

The 25-year-old opened up about the situation on Reddit's 'AmItheA**hole' forum, saying she and her husband were 'absolutely thrilled' to welcome their baby boy into their lives. 

'In the name of our son, my in-laws held a small gathering with the immediate family. This was also the first time for many of them to meet our son, especially the children,' she wrote. 

A Reddit user revealed she snapped at her sister-in-law after she repeatedly called her baby boy by the wrong name, but her husband said her reaction was 'unwarranted' (stock image)  

The mom said they had a 'great time' with their family, but it would have been better if her husband's sister didn't keep calling their son by the wrong name. 

'Their cousin also had a baby boy, who is two months older than our son, and [my sister-in-law] kept confusing his name with ours,' she explained. 'I think she simply forgets her nephew's name.'

She noted that her son's aunt regularly called him by the wrong name during their three-day stay at her in-laws' house. 

'My husband and the rest of the family were only amused by it and would constantly remind her. So did I, but I reached the point where it p****d me off,' she admitted. 

'When she called him by the wrong name again, I snapped. I told her that whoever she's calling is not here, and if she had paid attention, maybe she would notice that this is a different baby.'

The mom recalled how there was an awkward silence before her sister-in-law apologized and assured her it wouldn't happen again. She admitted that her outburst made the rest of the weekend uncomfortable for everyone. 

'After returning, my husband told me that it was unwarranted, and I was mean to his sister for an honest mistake,' she said. 'Since I knew that she struggled with people's names, I should have given her some time.'

The Reddit user added that she agreed to apologize to her sister-in-law, but she wasn't convinced she was in the wrong and asked readers to weigh in. 

Commenters were divided over the new mom's outburst. Some felt it was well-deserved, while others agreed with her husband and thought she had overreacted over an honest mistake 

Many commenters felt she had overreacted, saying it was an honest mistake and not something to take personally. 

'From what you’ve written, this was not intentional,' one person responded. 'There [are] two new babies in her life, and they have very close names. It’s hard to fully judge without knowing the names. But regardless, you snapped at her despite your own apparent belief that it was a mistake.' 

'You're talking about a baby she's just met. Her brain hasn't had time to create a lot of muscle memory with the name yet. Some people are just better with names than others,' someone else pointed out. 

'I have five older brothers. People called them by the wrong names all the time. You made a mountain out of a molehill and were rude unnecessarily to someone when you were guest in someone else's home,' another added. 

However, others defended the new mom and questioned whether her sister-in-law was calling the baby the wrong name on purpose. 

'Once, twice, maybe even three times, might be an innocent mistake. But multiple times, to me, is deliberate,' one person insisted. 

'An honest mistake is just that, but once most of the people at the event have corrected her and she still continues saying the wrong name and ONLY puts effort in learning the correct name after being called out…leads me to believe it was purposeful,' someone else agreed. 

'How many times does she have to be corrected before she gets it right?' another asked. 'I’d be annoyed too.'