NAME SHAME
My son’s named after a piece of furniture, the bullying is so bad he’s begged me to change it for his seventh birthday
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A MUM has sparked a debate online after revealing her son wants to change his name.
She revealed she was torn between letting her almost seven-year-old change his name despite him being severely bullied in school.
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She explained how she adopted her son three years ago and didn't want to change his name because his birth mum gave it to him.
"We researched a lot and although the name seemed awfully silly, it felt wrong to take his name from him," the mum explained.
"His name is the name of a piece of furniture. For the sake of the question, I will use the first name Table," she told Reddit.
"We actually decided to keep his entire name but we just rearranged things to include our surnames. His full name was Table Michael Harrison."
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The mum went on to say that he had been bullied for his name at school, and had started going by the name Harrison instead.
But he still sees it on forms and is occasionally called his first name by substitute teachers leaving him upset.
"He gets upset any time he sees his actual first name written down on forms. He gets upset when he has a substitute and she calls him Table.
"He really doesn't like his first name and he said it makes him think of bad things," she continued.
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For his upcoming birthday, her son asked for no presents, other than to change his legal name.
"He wants to get rid of Table completely and become Harrison Michael Smith-Jones. Would you let your kid do it?" she asked Reddit users.
I’m a traveller teen mum - I'm trolled for my baby's fully decked out pram but I love being OTT, I'm 'next level boujee'
People were quick to comment on the thread and many revealed they would let him change his name if it was getting so bad.
One person wrote: "He can always change is back later. I've never heard of a kid that would want to change their name for a birthday present. It seems like he really wants this."
Another commented: "I'd say in 99% of situations the kid is too young to make this decision. I'd also say this is the 1%."
"I would consider it. The name is causing him distress and he is already going by another name. Plus, he still has the connection back to his birth family with his middle names, if that becomes important for him in the future," penned a third.
The struggle of choosing a baby name
CHLOE Morgan, a Senior Writer at Fabulous, has revealed her dilemma on choosing a baby name...
At 35 weeks pregnant, by far the trickiest part of pregnancy for me in the past few months (minus the insomnia and countless night-time wee breaks!) has been trying to decide on a baby name.
The dilemmas are endless...
My partner and I went for a private scan to find out the gender as early as we could - partly due to the fact we thought it would make baby naming so much easier because we'd only have to come up with a list of names for one gender rather than two.
How wrong we were...
I was absolutely thrilled to be told I was expecting the baby girl I'd already dreamed of, but being one of the last of my friends to fall pregnant, I've had countless conversations over the years with excited pals discussing their top baby names...something which I wish I could go back in time and un-hear.
With each friend mentioning at least 10 possible monikers, I can't help but feel like several are now a no-go even though I know it's something that none of them would mind in the slightest - it's a total me problem!
The debate comes up time and time again on social media forums - can you choose the same name that was a "potential" for a friend's baby?
It's a very divisive topic and opinions are always mixed...and I don't want to be THAT person.
While some will argue there's thousands of other names out there to choose from, others will say you need to choose YOUR favourite...after all, there's no guarantee that person will even have another baby.
Then there's also the issue of finding a name you adore...only to research it online and read one negative comment amongst hundreds of positives that you just can't shake off.
I made that very mistake when I fell in love with a certain name (I won't reveal it because I don't want to ruin it for others!) ...only to see someone point out that it constantly gets autocorrected on a phone to something rather rude instead.
So, back to the drawing board we went..
Just five weeks to go and it looks like our little one is going to be known as 'baby gal' for a little while longer!
Meanwhile a fourth said: "I would let him do it. It's not like he wants to change his name to Spider-Man, if he already goes by Harrison, it'll make life easier for that to be his legal name. Changing a name only gets harder as you get older."
"I'd let him change it. Sounds like everyone is on the same page, I don't see any harm. If he regrets it later in life, he can always change back,” claimed a fifth.
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Someone else added: “Yes, go for it! I read your title and thought "oh God, no. He's only 6." But... in that situation, yes. I would."
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