‘It’s extremely weird because well.. that's my name. She never responds when I say “Mom”: ’Mother adopts the same name as her daughter, who insists on calling her by her original name

Names are weirdly important. Sure, they're just a bunch of letters slapped together, but they hold some power over our identities, our relationships, and apparently, our ability to avoid turning our heads when someone yells, "Sarah."

A name change can be a grand gesture—it can symbolize reinvention, freedom, or a desire to sound cooler at Starbucks. But when it happens within families, nonetheless, a parent it's less "bold new chapter" and more "let's see how much chaos we can create in one household."

Changing your name is one thing; changing it to a name that already exists in your family is a whole other level of confusion. This isn't just stepping on someone's toes—it's stomping all over their identity while loudly announcing, "There's room for only one of us!" And let's not forget the awkward flood of misunderstandings, where every time someone calls for one person, two heads whip around.

This type of name-change fiasco landed squarely on a daughter who had the misfortune of sharing a name with her newly rebranded parent.

"Aitah for calling my mom by her original name after she changed it to mine?"

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Refusing to give in, she stuck to calling her mom by her original name—because, frankly, or Johnly, or Robertly, someone had to keep a grip on reality. Of course, this was met with accusations of disrespect, but really, standing her ground in such a weird situation deserves applause. After all, someone had to point out that just because you can reinvent your name doesn’t mean you should hijack someone else’s.
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