AITA for not wanting to change my daughters name and snitching on him to his parents?
Nine years had passed since the devastating loss of his sister, the only sibling and closest friend he ever had.
At seventeen, he was shattered, but as he approached twenty-seven, married and expecting a daughter, he found hope in honoring her memory by naming his baby girl after the sister he adored and lost too soon.
Yet, in the midst of joy and remembrance, an unexpected twist emerged—a friend revealed his own impending fatherhood, sparking an unforeseen conflict over a name that carried deep meaning for both families.
What began as a heartfelt tribute now risked becoming a source of silent pain and complicated emotions.
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The original poster (OP) is deeply conflicted, feeling justified in protecting the deeply personal meaning behind their chosen name, which honors a lost sister, but is also concerned about the practical complications of having two children with identical first and middle names attending the same school system as the friend's child.
Given that the OP's naming choice is tied to a significant emotional loss and the friend's partner adopted the name after hearing the OP's intention, is the OP an inconsiderate person for involving the friend's parents and refusing to change the name, or does the friend and his partner bear responsibility for knowingly copying a name with es**blished familial significance?
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