[Danielle G.]

AIBU 17.01.2025​

AIBU, which stands for 'Am I Being Unreasonable', is the perfect platform for sharing your thoughts and opinions! So, for today's AIBU discussion, we have this story from Reddit/diivinexxjuicy:

Am I being unreasonable for refusing to change my dog's name after my sister gave her newborn the same name?

'I (26F) have a dog named Charlie. Charlie is a golden retriever I adopted four years ago, and he’s my best buddy. My sister, Emily (29F), recently had her first child—a baby boy. She and her husband named him… Charlie.'

'At first, I thought it was funny and didn’t really think much of it. But then Emily pulled me aside during a family gathering and said it was “confusing and disrespectful” for me to keep calling my dog Charlie now that her son has the same name. She asked me to rename my dog.'

'I told her no. Charlie has been his name for four years; he knows it, responds to it, and it’s on all his paperwork. Changing it would be weird for him (and for me). She got really upset and said it’s not fair for her son to “share” a name with a dog, especially in family settings. She thinks it’ll lead to jokes and confusion as her son grows up.'

'My parents have weighed in, and while my dad says it’s ridiculous to expect me to change my dog’s name, my mom says I should “just consider it” to keep the peace. Now Emily’s barely speaking to me, and a few family members think I’m being stubborn. I have no idea how I am in the wrong here. The worlds gone crazy.'

'I love my dog, and I didn’t name him to spite anyone. I also think it’s not my fault they chose a name already in use in the family. Am I being unreasonable?'

 

[gayle222]

Well how stupid were they to name their son your dogs name Your dog had that name first,end of argument

 

[bargebum]

Your are TOTALLY in the right ! It's your sister, who has named her baby after a DOG !
( what was SHE...thinking ! )

 

[Pommyoz]

Your Sister cocked up not You. Tell Her to build a bridge and get over it, kids don't care about things like that.

No, you mean build a bridge and jump into the river don’t you?? Lol

 

[Suzanne rose]

Whoever named first gets to keep it !

 

[relljube]

Why would someone name their child with the same name as a family members or friends pet. All I can say is, “sucked in stupid!” If you had of named your dog after the birth of the child I’d say fair cop, change it! She chose to name her child with the same name as your dog, now she can live with it. Perhaps she should consider calling her son Charles or Chuck or even referring to him by his middle name instead.

I would also put your mother in her place - tell her to either but out or if not, she can tell your beatch of a sister to change her child's name.
AS for the sister, stupid is as stupid does - boy is she stupid!

 

[Morgans Orchard]

Please show these comments to your sister . I personally agree with them all .Maybe she will realise what a fool she is making of herself

 

[Lindsay46]

Don’t rename your dog. If your sister knew you had a dog called Charlie and still named her child the same it’s her choice.

 

[gamiry]

tell your sister to shove her complaint where the sun doesn't shine. What a spoiled brat.

 

[mylittletibbies]

tell your sister to shove her complaint where the sun doesn't shine. What a spoiled brat.

What an entitled little miss your sister is. Probably made that way by your mother who wants you to change the name also, instead of telling her she named her child after the dog, not the other way around.
My dog's name is Bella, the same as my Niece. They named her Bella because they liked the name and even asked me if I minded. She even laughs and tells people she named her daughter after my dog.
Your sister needs to get a life.

 

[PepeLePew]

How stupid is your sister and should she even have been allowed to breed if what was choosing to name her child after your dog? Harder to change a dog's name once they know it than it is to change a child's name in the first few mots of life. Let her be the one to make a name change.