When you're naming your baby, you want a moniker that's going to suit them, and that you'll be proud to refer to them as. You may take inspiration from your favourite TV shows, pop singers, and other pop culture references, but some parents-to-be may take their ideas from a little closer to home.
That's what one woman decided to do when she named her baby after her late dad, but her sister said that it was 'a little too soon' to name the child after their dad. The woman who wasn't happy about it took to Reddit's 'Am I the a**hole' forum to state the reasons why she thought it was 'disrespectful to our dad's memory' and why it would be 'difficult' for her nephew to have the same name as her dad.
She wrote: "So, my sister recently had a baby and she named him after my dad, who passed away a few years ago. I was really touched by the gesture, but I also felt like it was a little too soon to be naming a baby after someone who just passed.
"I felt like it would be disrespectful to my dad's memory and that it would be hard for me to see my nephew with the same name as my dad.
"I decided to talk to my sister about it and I suggested that she could come up with a different name for the baby. She got really upset and now she's not talking to me. My other family members are also mad at me for bringing it up. Am I the a**hole?"
In the comments, the woman was slammed for her attitude, however, as people were shocked the woman kept referring to her dad as 'my dad', rather than 'our dad'.
One wrote: "It's your sister's father too, and her baby. You're the a**hole."
Another fumed: "Her baby, her choice. Seriously. I am sorry for your loss. I think in time you will respect and love this choice. Perhaps your emotions now are raw and clouding rational adjustment.
"Nonetheless, asking anyone to change the name of a baby - a**hole. Take care - and maybe see if you can get some grief therapy."
Someone else pointed out: "Even if he recently died it wouldn't be disrespectful."
"You don't get a say in the child's name", one Redditor raged. "Your dad would probably be proud to have someone carrying on his name. If it bothers you then that's something you need to work out on your own."
Do you think it's disrespectful to name a baby after a deceased love one? Let us know in the comments.
