Sometimes, it can be trickier to pronounce some baby names than others, but you'll give it your best shot and listen when people correct you about how to say it correctly.
One woman was left miffed, however, when her sister complained over the way in which their younger sister pronounced her daughter's name. She explained that the sister who struggled with the name has issues with her speech, so felt it was unfair to berate her for it.
The woman took to Reddit's 'Am I the a**hole' forum to label her sister as a "bully" for being cruel to her sister who was "self-conscious" and trying her best to pronounce the name properly.
She explained: "I am the middle child of three girls. Older sister is Kate (29f) then me (27f) and then our younger sister Amy (26f). Kate and I had a good relationship as kids and so did Amy and I. But Kate always disliked Amy.
"I believe part of the reason is she felt embarrassed of Amy's speech issues. Amy has had trouble with her speech since she was a child. Some sounds she cannot make the same, some she is trying but they come out differently than others would say them. Her own name is actually an example. She says it like am-e instead of aim-e when we always said it as aim-e."
The woman shared that she'd done speech therapy, but cruel Kate "hated hearing Amy talk" when they were kids. The original poster said she used to tell Kate it wasn't Amy's fault, "but Kate was just never fond of Amy."
She continued: "Kate had her first baby a few weeks ago and Amy has a very difficult time saying her name. It doesn't sound the same when she says it but clearly she is trying and I know she's self-conscious about it so she tries not to say the name. She told me it's not like she will be allowed to be much of an aunt anyway since Kate never liked her.
"We were at our parent's house over the weekend and at some point Amy said our niece's name. Kate got super p****d off with her that she didn't say it right. She told her it was why she never liked her, she was always rude and couldn't even put the effort into saying names right, and how glad she is she won't be around her daughter much to influence her. And who knows, maybe she just won't know who she is at all. She would be happier that way.
"Amy was so upset and I was so mad at Kate. I told her she is such a bully to Amy and she knows Amy isn't intentionally saying the name wrong, she can't help it. I told her she should be more understanding and less of a bully."
Kate was horrified that her sister took Amy's side over her, but she couldn't handle the fact that her sister was being bullied - but she was wondering whether she was in the wrong for confronting her sister.
In the comments, others agreed that Kate was a bully, with one writing: "Not the a**hole, Kate's a bully 100%. No one wants to live life with speech problems it's not like Amy is doing this to spite her she needs to chill."
Another fumed: "Yeah it's not like she is adopting some weird accent for s***s and giggles. This is a serious impediment she has to struggle through because the world outside is harsh. At least her family should be a safe space. Always stand up to bullies."
Someone shared a sweet tale, commenting: "My brothers (who were one and three) couldn't pronounce my name when I was born. Their version stuck and my family has never called me anything else."
A Redditor added: "What I don't understand is why Kate's behavior was tolerated for so long. Kate was surprised at the original poster for saying something like she said it for the first time."
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