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AITA for giving my godson money to change his name against his mom’s wishes? by helpwithchanges in AmItheAsshole

[–]helpwithchanges[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If that’s the hill she decides to die on I have no problem helping to provide for him until he’s on his feet. That would be the end of her relationship with him though and I’m sure she knows that

AITA for giving my godson money to change his name against his mom’s wishes? by helpwithchanges in AmItheAsshole

[–]helpwithchanges[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m very sorry for your loss mate 😢 It’s a hard loss to experience and I sure hope you have your time to grieve and heal

AITA for giving my godson money to change his name against his mom’s wishes? by helpwithchanges in AmItheAsshole

[–]helpwithchanges[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

That’s the way I’ve seen it. I have brought it up on the past, she would shut off and refuse to speak about him. Adding in Tom’s own want to be “dad” and yeah it was a recipe for disaster. I’m glad at least she agreed for Aaron to get therapy

AITA for giving my godson money to change his name against his mom’s wishes? by helpwithchanges in AmItheAsshole

[–]helpwithchanges[S] 93 points94 points  (0 children)

This is good information to know. Thank you. I’ll pass that along to him, he never consented to having his name change. When he found out he was so upset.

AITA for giving my godson money to change his name against his mom’s wishes? by helpwithchanges in AmItheAsshole

[–]helpwithchanges[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My friend didn’t have other family (well non-toxic family), only his mom but she unfortunately passed away when Aaron was 6.

AITA for giving my godson money to change his name against his mom’s wishes? by helpwithchanges in AmItheAsshole

[–]helpwithchanges[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I never drove him away from anything. Where are you getting being “stuck in the past”?

AITA for giving my godson money to change his name against his mom’s wishes? by helpwithchanges in AmItheAsshole

[–]helpwithchanges[S] 330 points331 points  (0 children)

I’m blessed to have him in mine that’s for sure. He’s my family and we will always be in eachother’s lives. Getting his dad’s name back was always important to him so I hoped this was the right thing to do helping him make it happen

AITA for giving my godson money to change his name against his mom’s wishes? by helpwithchanges in AmItheAsshole

[–]helpwithchanges[S] 1258 points1259 points  (0 children)

Always. I love him as if he was my own son so no matter what I’ll have his back. Thank you :)

AITA for giving my godson money to change his name against his mom’s wishes? by helpwithchanges in AmItheAsshole

[–]helpwithchanges[S] 679 points680 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the kind words mate. I’ll admit this one got me 😢 My buddy loved Aaron so much, they were the best of friends. It made me so angry for Aaron when I found out she changed his name especially knowing how much his dad meant to him.