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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/Jolly_Bluebird_9977 on 2023-08-11 20:33:27.
My grandparents hate what my parents named my brother and I. We were meant to be named after both of their dad's. Instead my parents named me Skye and my brother Wren. The names are totally different to the ones our grandparents wanted us to have (Michael and Desmond). Our parents took a lot of shit for naming us what they did and they tried to keep us away from that by creating distance with my grandparents (these are mom's parents just for context). But my grandparents have never tried to hide their distain for the names.
My brother and I love our names. And we both hate that our grandparents are SO vocal about how shitty they are.
So it was my cousins birthday party and my grandparents approached me about being called Michael. I told them nah, I was not interested. They said a man going by Skye in the professional world would have such a hard time. They asked if boys didn't tease me for having a girly name. If girls didn't tease me for not being boy enough. I was like no. They were assuring me it would happen in college or in the professional world. I told them I didn't care and they kept pushing it and pushing it. I told them I love my name and I want it to drop the whole appeal for me to change it. They said Michael should have been my name. I said it was never their decision and I walked away. But they followed me and started calling me Michael and saying my name was not suited for a boy. I told them to shut the fuck up about my name. That I didn't care if they thought it was the ugliest name in the world. It was my name and I was proud of it and they were being shitty.
My mom yelled at them too and said she was done if they were going to pester me like that. They said I was a disrespectful brat and had no right to talk to them like that.
AITA?