Dad Comes Up With Feisty Nickname For His Baby Daughter, Girlfriend Wants Him To Stop After 13 Years
People who try to impose their decisions on other people are always met with resistance and criticism from the community. Whether or not their demands are fair, they exploit the people they care about to get what they want. They berated their closed ones for being a-holes for not agreeing to their will.
OP described a similar incident in which his girlfriend asked that he not call his daughter by a nickname in front of her family. OP and her girlfriend had been dating for 10 months, and she got along well with OP’s daughter. OP’s girlfriend came from an unusual family that detested addressing people by their nicknames. They invited OP and his daughter on a trip to a lake, and OP’s girlfriend asked him to call his daughter by her real name in front of them. OP declined because his daughter adored her nickname and would be upset if he didn’t call her by it. Read the entire story to grasp OP’s point of view, and leave your thoughts in the comments area below.
Source: Reddit
1. OP wonders if he was wrong for calling his daughter by her nickname.
2. OP nicknamed her daughter Goose, as she was born premature but survived as a fighter. OP rarely calls with her actual name, only when to introduce her to people.
3. OP’s girlfriend was getting along well with his daughter, but her family didn’t appreciate calling people with nicknames instead of their real names.
4. OP’s girlfriend’s family invited OP and his daughter to join them for the trip to the lake, and OP refused her request to not call her daughter by her nickname in front of them.
Now that you’ve heard the story, let’s dive into what Redditors had to say. Keep reading to discover other people’s perspectives on the matter.
5. Indeed! It looks like a goodbye to the girlfriend.
6. According to Redditor, OP should excuse himself and his daughter from joining the family for the trip to the lake.
7. Yes, no one can enforce their choices on others.
8. Redditor had a childhood friend who preferred to be called Chris, but his mother didn’t and force others to call him with his full name.
9. Redditor criticizes OP’s girlfriend for objecting to OP calling to his daughter by her nickname because she didn’t have the right to.
10. Redditor advises OP to keep a distance from the family who objected to OP for calling his daughter by a nickname.
11. Redditor wants to know how OP’s daughter felt about her nickname.
12. OP explained that her daughter loved her nickname and got confused if OP used her actual name.
13. Yes, the only thing that matters is what OP’s daughter feels about her father calling her by the nickname.
14. Redditor is confused about why other people felt uncomfortable with her nickname when she liked it.
15. Redditor loves her nickname given by her family and will not appreciate it if any family member calls her by her real name.
16. Certainly! OP’s daughter liked her nickname as it was associated with the memory of her survival as a fighter.
17. Yes, OP’s girlfriend had no right to intrude on the father-daughter bond and try to change it.
18. According to Redditor, OP’s girlfriend was a controlling freak, which should be unacceptable.
19. Redditor supports OP in calling his daughter whatever he wants.
20. Indeed! The demand was absurd.
OP made the correct option in resisting his girlfriend’s request to stop calling her daughter Goose in front of her family. OP’s daughter adored her nickname and was perplexed when her father referred to her by another name. It reminds her of a time in her childhood when she fought hard and survived. It encourages her to stay motivated in the future and continue battling for achievement. If they’re both comfortable with it, why does the nickname effect others? The OP’s girlfriend was acting strangely by requesting such an absurd demand. What are your thoughts on OP’s refusal to comply with his girlfriend’s request? Share your opinions with Wholesomeness and stay tuned for more.
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