A woman is sparking a viral conversation after sharing that her sister is upset with the name she chose for her child – arguing it ‘contradicts’ her own baby name choices.
In a post shared on Reddit, the woman wrote that she and her sister were raised by their father and stepmother, whose name was Leigh-Ann. Leigh-Ann died five years ago and now the woman has chosen to honor her by naming her daughter Leanna.
“My sister had the same idea to honor Leigh-Ann and named her 2-year-old Lee,” the woman wrote. “We told her we had chosen the name Leanna for the child we are expecting. Sister is very upset because she said it conflicts with her baby name choice.”
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She continues: “My sister is not currently pregnant but wanted to name her future daughter Ann or Anna as another way to honor Leigh-Ann. She thinks it would be stupid if her children were named Lee and Anna, while a cousin is named Leanna. ”
While the woman agrees that the names can be “confusing,” she adds, “we had no idea she wanted to use another honorary name for a future child.”
“Going into this, we knew Lee and Leanna were quite similar, but I thought they were different enough that it wouldn’t be too weird or confusing,” she says.
Both women had a good relationship with their stepmother, which is why the woman writes: ‘I don’t think she should be the only one allowed to use an honorary name. Ultimately, she can still name future children. she wants. And I have the same right.”
Now the woman says her sister makes “passive-aggressive comments” every chance she gets.
“For example, we were shopping with her and Lee and Lee were picking out some kind of stuffed animal. Lee dropped it off in the Wal-Mart parking lot on the way back to the car,” she wrote. “My sister quickly picks it up and gives it to him and says, ‘Watch out buddy, she might want to steal that too.’ ”
She continues, “I’m pretty sure she was trying to imply that we stole a version of his name or something, but the whole interaction was pretty weird in my opinion.”
The commenters largely agree with the poster, with one writing: “You can’t have a name. Name your child whatever you want. Don’t back down. Sister seems like a nightmare.”
“I also think my sister is ridiculous and entitled to think she has the right to name TWO children after her stepmother (or whoever) [original poster] I can’t even name one child after my stepmother,” another added.
