A woman has asked if she was wrong for refusing to change her cat’s name when her cousin wants to name her baby the same thing.
She Rescued A Cat.
The woman was excited when she added a new furry friend to the family. “So I recently adopted a wonderful sweetie of a shelter cat named Millie. That’s the name that the shelter gave her, I thought it suited her and she responded to it, so I didn’t change it.”
Her Cousin Is Expecting.
The cousin and the cousin’s husband are trying to decide on baby names. “The other week, my pregnant cousin ‘Carrie’ (who I’m moderately close to) posted a list of potential baby names on her social media and Millie was on the list. I commented to remind her of my cat’s name, and she DMed me to ask me to change Millie’s name because she and her fiancé really liked that name for their daughter.”
She Has Upset The Cousin.
The woman is refusing to give up the cat’s name. “I refused because my cat had her name first, and Carrie called me selfish for valuing a ‘stupid cat’ over her daughter. I told her that my cat is not stupid and that I wouldn’t mind if her baby shared a name with my cat, but if it was an issue for her, she could choose a different name. She again called me selfish and said she had to go.”
She Wondered If She Was Being Harsh.
So she consulted another family member on the issue. “I was feeling a bit conflicted, so I went to my sister (a mother herself, so I hoped she’d offer some perspective), and she said that she understood where I was coming from but that babies should come before pets. She said that it would be really kind of me to change my cat’s name and that she knows how important a couple’s ‘dream name’ is.”
She Feels More Confused Than Ever.
The woman then took to an online community forum to ask if she was in the wrong here. One user told her: “NTA, but consider changing the cat’s name to ‘Carrie’. Another user said: “‘I’ve changed my cat’s name. May introduce to you the new… Carrie Millie!’ That’s what I would do, lol NTA, OP [original poster].”
It’s Not A Big Deal.
Most users can’t understand the cousin’s issue with her kid having the same name as a cat. This person commented: “DON’T change your cats’ name. There are thousands of people and animals who share names. Your cousin can use the same or choose another.”
Literally No One Else Would Care.
Users agree that Carrie’s issue is certainly a first-world problem: “My dog, who I’ve had since 2014, is named Charlie. My sister named her daughter, born in 2018 Charlee. It literally NEVER comes up in any scenario that they share a name. The cousin is being dramatic. NTA.”
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