'UPDATE: My Parents went ballistic': Twin steals coveted baby name of dead friend, internet sides with them before things boil over

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Brad Dickson • Managing Editor
Feb 26, 2023 9:00 AM EST

What do you do when your twin brother steals the name you planned to give to your future daughter? Especially when you promised your dying friend to honor her by doing so. 

Reddit unexpectedly sided with the twin brother and his GF's decision to name their child "Amelia" which was the name this Redditor, u/AITAbabynames, planned to give their future daughter. The name had been that of a childhood friend of u/AITAbabynames who had passed away from cancer at the age of 12. u/AITAbabynames swore to their dying friend that they would name their future daughter after her.

Commenters largely voted u/AITAbabynames to be the AH and felt it was strange for u/AITAbabynames to gatekeep a name for a daughter that they may never have—but I don't agree. There are so many names available in the world it seems strange to me to pick the one that is meaningful to your sibling. If the GF had had her own reasons for the name (outside of "I like it"), then it might be reasonable, but otherwise, it seems strange for the twin brother to go along with it. 

The Redditor went away to consider the verdict, deciding that some of the comments from readers had merit and deciding to follow their advice. They reached out to reconcile with their brother, which is when their parents fully realized what was happening and got involved. 

It sounds like, at the moment, things are worse than they were initially—but at least u/AITAbabynames now has everyone else on their side. 

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