“[Am I The Jerk] For Walking Out Of The Room After My Brother Told Me The Name Of His Baby?”

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Once upon a time, William Shakespeare asked, Whats in a name?

And while all is fair in the fictional world, the real world spins differently, doesnt it?

What Willy doesnt know is that conflicts can arise within families based on one name.

Because we often hear afamily memberstealing someone elses favorite name.

And thats exactly what happened with this Redditor!

Upset by it, she confronted him, but he downplayed her emotions.

Shes a teen and her elder brothers in his 30s.

Her mom had him when she was 16, hence the age gap.

One day, her sister-in-law delivered a baby and the happycouplewere blessed with a healthy girl.

But then, the original poster (OP) found out that they had named the baby Scarlett.

It mustve been really upsetting for her.

Imagine dreaming about something ever since you were a kid and then watching someone else take away your dream.

Even the poster mustve been hurt considering that the whole family knew it was her favorite name.

She mentioned that Scarlett was not a family name and her brother had never admitted even liking the name.

In fact, he had once said that he wasnt a fan of the name.

So, pretty annoying that he went and stole the name that he didnt even like, right?

OP expressed that she understood the fact that the name didnt belong to her.

They even called him out for downplaying and dismissing her emotions.

So, the Redditors seem to be right.

And psychologist,Dr.

Seems like she was right in getting upset and leaving the room as the Redditors pointed out.

Many folks came up with a hilarious solution.

They said that she should get a pet and name it Scarlett.

That would really irritate her brother and sister-in-law.

Others suggested that if she has a daughter in the future, she could name her Scarlett.

They felt that there was absolutely no harm in giving a similar name to cousins.

And thats exactly what she did.

Redditors said that the teen poster handled the situation better than even some adults would have.

They pointed out the problem of teens not being taken seriously by adults.

As per theUnited States Census Bureau, approximately 13% of the US population are teenagers.

And as the Redditors highlighted, teens need to be taken seriously, too.

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