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Mom refuses to change her baby's name because her father-in-law hates the name: 'Her name is Elena. If you can’t use her actual name, we’re going to have a problem.'

Emmy Pratt

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26-year-old pregnant woman demands naming daughter after her late childhood dog, 31-year-old husband refuses, claiming it will negatively impact their child in the long-run: 'I'd be weirded out if I were named after a dog'

Emma Saven

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23-year-old colleague repeatedly calls 29-year-old supervisor 'mom', gets upset when behavior is called out in a meeting: 'She said I should lighten up'

Ally Perry

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Dad refuses to call his 16-year-old daughter Anastasia by the nickname 'Ana,' freaks out when she calls him 'George': 'My dad will call me Anastasia intentionally to make me upset.'

Emmy Pratt

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Mom-to-be wants to name her daughter 'Audrey,' sister protests and says it's too outdated: 'We eventually just kicked her out of the shower'

JR Atkinson

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Husband wants to name his 3rd child after his mother, doesn't understand why wife refuses: 'I really truly fear that it will cause issues in our marriage'

JR Atkinson

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20-year-old tries to stop sister from naming her newborn after a fungal infection, sister says she's 'stepping way out of line': 'Just tell the husband what it means'

JR Atkinson

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New mom wants pregnant sister-in-law to change her baby's middle name in case she wants to use it for a second child: 'The in laws googled our names and found the registry'

JR Atkinson

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Pregnant woman refuses to let mother-in-law pick her own grandma name, claims it's 'inappropriate and strange': 'She is no longer speaking to us'

JR Atkinson

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Mom tells daughter she wants her future grandchildren to call her "Honey" instead of "Grandma," daughter pushes back because of its romantic implications: 'She and her husband call each other Honey'

Emmy Pratt

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'A child shouldn't be taught to change themselves to make bullies happy': 10-year-old with African name wants to use an 'American name' to avoid teasing, mother and sister-in-law disagree about whether they should let him

JR Atkinson

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'I would start calling her kid Charlie 2': New mom names newborn the same name as sister's 4-year-old dog, demands sister change the dog's name

JR Atkinson

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25-year-old woman changes her name to 'Queen' to reinvent herself, gets uncomfortable whenever anyone uses her birth name: 'I asked if I can call her Q and she said no, my name is Queen'

Emmy Pratt

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Wife gives newborn twins true crime-related names, husband doesn't make the connection until it's too late: 'I don't know what your wife is thinking'

JR Atkinson

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Callous coworkers continually call their colleague 'Victoria' despite her name being 'Veronica,' gaslight her when she tries to politely correct them: 'It just got to me, to the point I was genuinely hurt'

JR Atkinson

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Pregnant mom wants to name her baby 'Leanna' to honor late stepmother, sister pushes back because she wants to name her kids 'Lee' and 'Anna': 'That's a whole new level of entitlement'

JR Atkinson

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