“She Never Calls Him Alexander Or Alex”: Mother-In-Law Continues To Call Son “Sherman” Even After Being Told Off, Family Drama Ensues

In our culture, the name is a very important component of a person’s identity. According to psychologists, the name itself has a certain effect, which is in some way determined by the very fact of its existence. For example, if your name is Felix, then most likely you will be a happy and optimistic person, and if your name is Adolf, then you will most likely be a pessimist. Moreover, a person’s name becomes very important when it is given by someone else. There are many cases in which a person receives their name from their parents-in-law, grandparents, godparents, or other relatives. Of course, this is done out of pure goodwill, but it often happens that the new parents are very attached to their own choice of name for their child , and if someone else tries to impose their own name ideas, then the family situation may become quite tense. For example, it happened with this new dad, whose post on the AITA Reddit community got about 5.4K upvotes and more than 1.8K different comments. Interestingly, the author of the post, a father to a newborn boy, also wanted to protect his own idea of the baby’s name, but at the same time, he did not expect such a strong reaction from his own mother-in-law.

A generational name, ‘Sherman’ causes friction between an in-law and son before the kid is even born

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Family drama erupts after in-law refuses to stop calling son “Sherman” despite being asked to

Family drama ensues as mother-in-law refuses to call grandson “Alexander” or “Alex”

The mother-in-law’s help is appreciated, but her refusal to use the baby’s name is causing family drama.

Mother-In-law continues to call son “Sherman”, family drama ensues ‍♂️

Family drama ensues as mother-in-law refuses to call son by his given name

Family drama continues as mother-in-law refuses to call son Alexander despite being told off!

Family drama erupts after mother-in-law refuses to call son by his real name

Family drama erupts when mother-in-law refuses to call son by his name

Family drama ensues when mother-in-law continues to call son ‘Sherman’ despite being told off.

Should he ‘suck it up’ or take a stand?

Adjusting to new fatherhood, the OP was too distracted to correct his mother-in-law when she called his son Sherman

Family drama ensues when an in-law refuses to call a son by his name ‍♀️

When a couple welcomed their son into the world, they had already had to battle with their in-law’s wish that the child be named after her father. Despite the couple rejecting the name Sherman (or something equally generational or old-fashioned) for their son, their mother-in-law continued to call the baby by the name. This disrespectful behavior caused tension in the family, leading to an argument and the mother-in-law leaving. As the couple tries to deal with the aftermath, they both have to come to terms with their own feelings. Now, the family drama has been brought to the internet for comment and reaction.