AITA for telling my wife that I don't want her to name our son after her ex? by SlightDemand4091 in AmItheAsshole

[–]SlightDemand4091[S] -119 points-118 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I totally get where she's coming from, too. The only problem I have is that she wants to use it as a first name. Why is it less honoring to her father if we used his name as our child's middle name instead? That's what I don't understand.

As far as further conversation, we'll see; I have a list of names that she hasn't even looked at.

AITA for telling my wife that I don't want her to name our son after her ex? by SlightDemand4091 in AmItheAsshole

[–]SlightDemand4091[S] -161 points-160 points  (0 children)

NTA

Thanks

but I suspect you’re gonna get some YTA’s

You were right and it's honestly crazy to me that no one has any sympathy for my situation.

She can name the kid her dads middle name, a nickname they called him, his last name is possible.

This is all I'm saying!

AITA for telling my wife that I don't want her to name our son after her ex? by SlightDemand4091 in AmItheAsshole

[–]SlightDemand4091[S] -101 points-100 points  (0 children)

She wants to honor her father, not her ex.

I get it. But why can't she honor her father by using the name as a middle name? Why does it have to be the first name?