Woman Calls The Father Of Her Kid Spineless After Learning The Name Of His New Baby

This is my brother, Darryl. This is my other brother Darryl.

The girlfriend sounds like a bit of a pot stirrer. She knew that this name reveal would probably cause an issue and that is why she waited until after she gave birth. She is trying to replace her boyfriend's daughter. It's now up to OP to make sure that her daughter is not mistreated by this woman.

I would never trust my daughter in their home. Clearly there is something wrong with GF and dad isn't going to do anything about it. I tell you from experience of a passive dad and domineering spiteful stepmom, it will not go well for the daughter. Creepy af.

Through sheer coincidence, my stepsister and I have the same first name, same spelling. We grew up together (we were 5&6 when my dad married her mom) but we didn’t have the same last name, so family just got used to calling us with our last names or last initials when needed. So they’d call like Megan H and Megan P. And I usually refer to my stepsiblings as just my siblings unless I need to clarify that my parents didn’t name both their daughters Megan. This situation is BONKERS. The GF is so petty but also stupid. This is going to be confusing in ways she hasn’t even thought of. With the same surname they are going to have issues with documentation. And like, after OP made it so clear that she was happy for them having a baby and being so supportive! She wanted her kid to have a good relationship with her dad and stepmom and with her new sister, and even offering to babysit!

I have a cousin, slightly younger than me, named the same name. Same last name because our fathers are brothers. We lived in different cities but spent summers together. As kids it was quirky and a bit cool to have the same name and thought it made us closer, but as adults now I can see how weird it was. Her mother was definitely a s**t disturber and my mom was not impressed with her name choice. All I’m thinking about is credit cards and all that credit history/banking stuff. It would be a nightmare for them.

Completely unrelated to the question why is the photo used of a COVID test and not an actual pregnancy test?

How does one "fall" pregnant? George, George, and George.

It cruel and is cheating the newborn of her own identity. I once Saw a boys name and it was something like Annas brother. This boy will grow up with zero identity besides being the brother of Anna. No right on his own. Its the same here. She will grow up as the name usurper. Those parents needs to have some sense knocked into them!

The coward is spineless! What a crappy person let alone a father.

I mean, it works fine for George Foreman.

Even if its not malicious on the part of the new girl. It.shows exactly what kind of person she is. That baby is going to have all sorts of issues.

It almost happened to my baby sister and me ! When my father remarried and his wife got pregnant of a girl, he couldn't find any other name than mine. He kept saying my name was the most beautiful and he loved it so much ! With my older sister we had a rough time to make him understand he couldn't have 2 daughters with the same surnames and names (and I didn't want to share either !). They finally found a very nice name for my baby sister and I thank heaven everyday the second child they had was a boy !

This baby is going to grow up and one day she will question them as to why she didn't get a name of her own, because that is how she is most likely to feel about it. I know of this happening to two men, who found each other after the father died, and both had the same names. It hit the younger one hardest as it made him feel like he had been just a replacement of the older one. This sort of thing can cause real damage hurt and undermine a persons sense of self. I hope they feel very proud of themselves

They are idiots. Also, in my country, this is illegal.

I do feel for the 10 yo! My ex married a women with the same first name as me; and due to security clearances, credit cards, etc., I kept the last name (at the time it was easier). We aren't related, but because of the same name and she lives in the house we had bought together (he bought me out), small things like rewards cards, magazines, and even one of my store credit cards got mixed up (the latter was quickly fixed). I still, to this day - 12 years later, and many moves due to the military - I still get her car warranty notices!

Are the family names also the same??

In my country it is forbidden by law to name two siblings equally. I suppose it applies to half siblings as well. Not sure how the authorities check it but the law is there.

That is a weird identity theft. But it looks like she could steal your child's identity this way.

My brother and I have different names but the same *initials*, which was confusing to school administrations from elementary on up through high school... A summons would come to my classroom from the school office for whatever reason addressed to "FM Lastname", only for me to discover it was my brother that they wanted, not me, and vice-versa...

YTA. How can it possibly MATTER? The girls are 10 years apart and won't be in the same SCHOOL at the same time, let alone in the same classroom or friend group. There is no call for the OP to create an angry drama on such a special day. The OP should beg forgiveness. The OP seems to think this is some kind of deliberate snub by the new mom. But why on Earth would she try to provoke a fight with two potential babysitters? And with a mom who probably has some outgrown toys and clothes of her daughter's to give to the new baby? The mother of the newborn may have perfectly good reasons for wanting this name for her daughter. Perhaps it is a name of one of her relatives. My wife and I had the name Elizabeth in both of our families, so that was definitely going to be one of our daughter's names. I had two cousins, sisters, both named Elizabeth. One went by Elizabeth (and sometimes by Lizard), one went by Lisa.