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A woman on Reddit explained that her dad died before she was born
As a result, her mom gave her a name starting with the same initial as her late father
When the poster decided to do the same for her own child, it sparked tension in the family
A woman turned to the Reddit community for support following a heartfelt disagreement with her mother about naming traditions in her family. The poster shared that her dad passed away before she was born, and her mom made a decision to honor him in the name she gave her.
“My dad died when my mom was pregnant with me,” she explains. “They hadn't finalized a name for me when he passed so my mom chose to give me a name with the same initial as his first name and from his culture.”
She noted that her dad was Irish and her mom wanted