My estranged dad wants to give his new baby the same name as me

An 18-year-old teenager has revealed that her estranged father wants to name her new baby after her.

The girl, named Roseanne, who is believed to be from the US, revealed the Reddit’s Am I The A******? that because she is named after her father, she and the baby would have the exact same name.

She added that she is not thrilled with the idea, but that her stepmother and father scolded her for being “selfish” and “saving a name.”

She added that her father, who is not present in her life, had admitted to her that she was a ‘mistake’, which made her feel like he wanted to ‘replace’ her by naming their new child after her.

People sympathized with her and criticized her estranged father over the move, agreeing that she was viewing the new son as a ‘repeat’.

The post was originally written by Roseanne two years ago, but it has resurfaced online.

In it, the 18-year-old explained that she never had a close relationship with her father and that her parents did not want children, but ended up having her by mistake.

While she was given her father’s last name, Roseanne revealed that he had not been present in her life until a year earlier and was currently living with him.

Her father remarried, and in the post, Roseanne explained that his new wife was pregnant with a girl, due in June of that year, around her own birthday.

“My dad is so excited about this baby, which I guess is good, but he and his wife want to name the baby Roseanne because her favorite flowers are roses.” I don’t like the idea at all. She will be my exact first and last name,’ she wrote.

The woman added that although she was usually called ‘Ro’ or ‘Rosie’, she still didn’t like the idea of ​​her half-sister having the same name as her.

He tried to solve the problem by suggesting a name similar to that of his father and stepmother, but none of his suggestions were accepted.

‘My stepmom says I’m being selfish because I’m ‘jealous’ that my dad wants this baby. My dad is upset with me and says I have to be mature and not keep a name,” she added.

In a subsequent post, Roseanne added that she felt her father was trying to replace her by giving the new baby her exact name.

“I feel like he’s trying to replace me, his birthday will be close to mine too, but I also feel like maybe I’m being too sensitive about the situation.” Hopefully I’ll move in with my girlfriend soon so I don’t have to live with him,” she added.

After sharing her story, people warmed to Roseanne and noted that her father was acting like he wanted to replace her.

‘It would be unfair to both you and the baby to have the exact same name. It’s incredibly rare that your dad thinks it’s a good idea,” said one.

I agree with your judgement. The armchair psychologist in me says this new baby is a secondhand child to daddy and by using the OP name it’s like I can make up for the past. The problem for him is that he can’t copy paste about childhood trauma,” said another.

‘Really, I would leave that living situation if you can. It will only get worse before it gets better, if it gets better,” said another.

“Well it’s his wife and he’s just a jerk but yeah…he’s not exactly discreet, he’s pretty obvious and weird to anyone who knows your name too. He seems like he wants a second chance,” one agreed.

“I think it’s more about her dad unfortunately being ready now when he hadn’t been ready for her. New wife sounds terrible, what a horrible thing to say to a child,” added one.

“I would also have changed the name of the plan no matter how much I loved it under the circumstances, but the new wife clearly doesn’t care, and I suspect she wishes O[Roseanne] They weren’t in the picture at all,’ they continued.

‘I think that unfortunately you know what you have to do: not count on anything emotionally from your dad. I hope you have love through your other relatives and close friends.

“It would be weird if they chose a similar name: Rosemary, Rosalind, Rosalyn, Rosetta or Roisin (although I vote for Primrose or Briallen, which is also Primrose), but EXACTLY the same name?” added one, puzzled.

‘It seems your father knows a name and your stepmother can’t think for herself. And this girl will grow up without having her own name because she first belonged to you,’ said one.

‘Who names their two children with the same name? Strange. And I miss the girlfriend/wife wanting that. Can you imagine when the girl grows up and people find out that her parents named her after her older stepsister?, wrote one.

Some people said that it should be illegal to give the same name to two brothers.

‘I can’t wrap my head around it. Where I live it is illegal to name siblings with at least one common parent exactly the same. That’s crazy,’ said one.

Others suggested that Roseanne should change her last name to be different from her half-sister’s.

“Tell them you support them using their first name, then change your last name and never speak to them again,” said one.

‘And this is a big red flag about where you stand in your father’s view. This name suggests that he is seeing the baby as his chance to correct the mistakes he made with you. She will be your replacement. I honestly think you should start preparing to move out and be independent,” said one.