This Dad Straight-Up Told His 6-Year-Old Daughter Her Name Really Is Stupid And He’s Asking The Internet If Maybe He Was In The Wrong
One dad recently revealed that he straight-up told his 6-year-old daughter that her name really is stupid after she came home upset that she got bullied in school over her name.
Oh, and as for what his daughter’s name is? It’s Mildred. His wife insisted that they had to name her that, even though he tried his best to get her to change her mind.
“Who even names their kid Mildred anymore? Are we in the 19th century or something? And plus I know how kids are,” he explained.
Well, he went to get his daughter yesterday from school, and he was surprised as she sat silently in the car.
She wouldn’t tell him why she was upset at first, but then she told him that one of the kids at school made a mean remark about her name.
They said it was a name for a grandma.
“She said she didn’t like her name anymore, and I tried to sympathize by saying, “I’m sorry kiddo. Yeah, I never liked your name either,” he said.
“I thought it was a stupid name when I first heard it, but everyone in the family thought it was okay, and I got shot down. But on the bright side, you can change it when you get older.”
When those words left his house, they had already pulled into their garage, and his daughter was very upset to hear that he didn’t like her name.
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She jumped out of the car in tears and went into the house to let her mom know about what he said about her name.
He pointed out that his daughter did not tell her mom about the child at school who made a mean comment about her name, she only brought up what he had said.
He tried to then tell his wife about what sparked that conversation in the car, but his wife was upset and insisted he needed to say sorry to their daughter.
He does not think he needs to apologize at all, and he’s positive his daughter will forget what he said about her name.
Here’s what the internet had to say.
“You just sided with an elementary school bully, congratulations.”
“So when the kid comes up to you in 4 years and says “I don’t like my face” because some kid made fun of their freckles are you making fun of that too?”
“Your JOB is to tell her that her name is beautiful, even if you hate it. That’s your job. Which you have epically failed.”
“How can you not realize that, “thinks my name is ugly” gets kinda liked to, “thinks I am ugly” or “loves me less because he let me have an ugly name” in the child’s mind? How oblivious can you be?”
“You better work on your emotional maturity, emotional intelligence, ability to read the room, and empathy.”
“Yeah there is no way she will forget. Kids remember things you would never think they would. She’s going to remember what her dad said.”
“Are you for real? After 6 years of associating the name Mildred with your daughter, you’re still fine calling Mildred “a stupid name”?”
“Siding with your daughter’s bully is not cool. As a note, your note that she’s apparently going to forget this in a week raises all sorts of red flags.”
“Six-year-olds do, in fact, have memories, and s*** like this tends to leave lasting impressions. You might want to stop thinking that your daughter is just going to immediately forget every time you do something that’s not cool.”
You can read the rest of what the internet had to say to him here.
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