'It's horrendous’: Internet supports man who criticized pregnant sister's decision
The Internet is firmly standing with the man who called out his sister for choosing an unconventional name for her unborn child. The scenario was discussed by original poster (OP), u/NoEar4141 on Reddit's popular forum 'Am I The A**hole,' The post garnered more than 10k upvotes and almost 3k comments.
In the Reddit post titled "AITA for calling my sister stupid and her and her husband "shitty parents from the start" because of what they want to name their kid? OP starts by giving some context, "I am a man who was given a woman's name at birth. A good example is naming your son Alice. It's not what my name was but it's close. My parents are hippies and gave their oldest son a girl's name to "stick it to the man" and I will never forgive them for it. That name caused me to be bullied and damaged my professional life in ways I cannot describe."
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'She's naming a human, not a dog'
He further details, "My sister is pregnant with her first child. A girl. She and her husband are ecstatic, it just sucks that she inherited my parent's stupid propensity to see their children as fashion statements. Last night, she revealed to the family the name of her daughter. It's Krxstxl. She wants to name her daughter Krxstxl. Confused, the name is pronounced Crystal. I already don't like that name but it's at least appropriate. I was not surprised to learn that my mom helped come up with the name."
Due to OP's history with unconventional names, he thought it was a terrible idea to name the child 'Krxtxl'. According to him, "She tried to explain to me why the x's are there and I just told her it does not matter. She's naming a human, not a dog" He told his sister that, "she was being either selfish, stupid, or an incredibly strong combination of the two if she thinks her daughter will want a stupid name like Krxstxl." He also said that he sees her and her husband as "shitty parents for using their kid to be off-brand with her name."
He writes that his sister and mother are both furious with him. "I'm starting to wonder if I was too harsh. I will not change my opinion on that incredibly stupid name. But I'm wondering if branding her as a shitty parent was too far."
'Her child is not an accessory'
The post received more than 2k comments and Redditors unanimously branded the OP the NTA (Not the A**hole). One user related to OP's personal history, "I’m going to get downvoted, but as someone who changed their name the moment they turned 18, you’re right. She is stupid. NTA. It’s horrendous name that will do nothing but get the child bullied. It’s not “unique” or cute. Her child is not an accessory. I personally think stupid crap like this should fall under child abuse."
Another user wrote, "NTA- Lets get one thing straight here. "Krxstxl" Is not, will not be, and shouldn't be assumed to be pronounced "Chrystal". Real life is not algebra class, The letter X is not a place holder for whatever sound they think should be there. Newsflash, that's what letters are for."
A third user echoed the sentiment, "NTA I try to imagine how many people will this child try to explain to how it's spelled... After she finally learns it herself...
It's an unnecessary stress that the parents want to add to the child - just because they think they're cool, unique and they wrongly "assume" that people will be jealous of their bright idea. And you are the best possible witness (victim) of what a bad choice of name will bring."
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