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[kelseykott]

Y’all, Lin’s final performance in Hamilton was ALSO Leslie and Pippa’s final performance…the energy in that room was electric. I’m glad that OP and her mom got to be there; they deserve it. Screw brunch boy

[sydneymiller]

Dude. That Hamilton story. The relief I felt knowing she still has the tickets. My heart was RACING.

[thekingofnortherneurope]

Here's the thing about the first story. Ghiuliyette isn't gonna stay as a cute little baby forever. She's going to be an adult. The parent's obviously weren't thinking about that when they choose her name, whether they wanted to be quirky or not. That girl is going to get bullied for how her name is spelt, she's always going to have to correct people on how to pronounce her name and it might just make it harder for her to get a job with a name spelt like that.

Sometimes parents need to know that the name they choose is gonna have negative consequences. I saw a reddit post just the other day about the OP's little sister naming their new born daughter Harlot so she could have the nickname Lottie. The little sister didn't want to name her child Charlotte after their grandmother, but wanted her daughter to have the same nickname as a way to honour their grandmother. And she choose that. OP told little sister that it was a bad name, apparently Op's sister even searched up the meaning and basically just said "No one's gonna know." and then got mad at OP for not warning her about the name after OP's sister announced her new born's name on social media and got backlash.

All I'm saying is name's do have consequences and parents need to name their child with them growing into an adult in mind. Ghiuliyette is not a name for an adult. That's a garbage name and OP's friend needs to realise that and change her daughter's name before it affects her child.

[alexhika]

I salute the Hamilton Tickets lady for not committing murder. Breaking up is the kindest reaction I could think of.

[purplepanda]

I think people forget when it comes to naming a child, you’re not just naming your child or a baby, you are naming a HUMAN BEING. A human who is gonna have to go through their life, live their own experiences, have their own personality separate for their parents. They are not just your child, they are HUMANS. And, yeah, maybe the kid’s life isn’t gonna be “ruined” by having a ridiculous spelt name, but it’s definitely an added annoyance to their life just so their parents can feel unique

[caitye.f.]

I feel like with the first name, there’s so many chances for her to be potentially refused license, passport, travel will be difficult, her card could get snapped when trying to go out for drinks because it looks so fake. It isn’t even spelled phonetically. It looks like a child trying to make themself look more adult by being more complicated than necessary.

[vanepcarvajal]

I had a classmate called Princess Diana Elizabeth, those are three names and her parents chose that. She changed her name as soon as she legally could

[amei_pa]

The Juliet one, my moms a teacher and I can tell you that little girl is gonna struggle with her own name so much when learning how to read and write, that's not cultural or anything it's just a pain😭

[chrisbarber]

"Do not tell them how to raise their children" assumes that parents always know how to best care for a child; as a teacher I've had to file enough abuse or negligence reports with CPS to know that's certainly not true.

[nina]

I think Arasha's closing argument in the first story is completely valid and I agree with in isolation, but it has nothing to do with parents making their child's name super difficult to spell for no reason, this isn't a cultural name, it's just a weirdly spelled name for the sake of being different.

[vmitbrins]

the hamilton story is crazy. i cant believe they thought getting a 17 year old tickets to a show is going to fix her and make her happy. she's 17. every 17 year old hates themselves and their life and pretty much everything. she has her whole entire life to see her favorite shows on broadway, OP's mom doesn't.

[SoggySub]

that rendition of "Juliet" is absolutely cursed. It cant be explained why her name is spelled that way outside of the parents wanting to be "different". That child is going to be bullied to hell and back.

[fluffytv]

As someone who's been a kid and been a teacher, that poor kid has a ALOT of bullying ahead of her, "but bullies would find other things" yeah and handing them more bullets doesn't help. Kids are RUTHLESS.

[daniellemurray]

For the first story, there's a difference between cultural/"ethnic" names, stylistic choices in spelling, and whatever is going on with "Ghiuliyette." Arasha and Amanda are absolutely right about uncommon/cultural names. Those names have meanings and should absolutely be respected. Stylistic choices should also be respected, such as spelling variations (e.g. "Shane" vs "Shayne" or "Sarah" vs "Sara"). The difference between the examples I gave and "Ghiuliyette" vs "Juliet" is that Shayne and Sara are still very obviously Shane and Sarah. "Ghiuliyette" isn't even phenetic. It's just a pain in the ass.

[shawnyounkin]

Elementary School Teacher here. The teacher in the replies is 100% right about unique spellings being directly correlated to problem parents. Consistent behavior issues with most of those kids, and unsupportive, permissive parenting.

[elizabethpadgett]

It's interesting that they all unanimously agreed that people should be more accepting of unique names, but they literally joked about calling the girl in question, Ghirardelli, Goo-lette, and Gillette. They're quite actually proving the OP's point, and it seems like they're perpetuating the problem they're trying to fight against. Just an observation.

[kaelalist]

All bullying and problems with other people aside, poor 5 year old kindergartner Ghiuliyette is gonna have to try to spell that on all of her papers for school.

[speccogecko]

There's a difference between a name that's unique because it's not western or english and a common english name being spelt with purposely butchered spelling as a way to feel special. It's about context. It's a weird almost red flag to give your kid a name that's ridiculous on purpose with no care for the child's feelings. It's not the same as a traditional/foreign name.

[Laura-xrgq]

"It's my chil and I can do whatever I want" is how child abuse starts btw. Parents are not above criticism wtf

[Manibular]

I bet their daughter is upset because her family constantly promises her things to make her happy, but they never keep up their end of the bargain, that's why they wanted to get someone else to take her to Hamilton.