His Ex-Wife Gave Her New Baby His Last Name, And Now People Think He Is The Father
This man was married to his ex-wife for seven long years before they eventually split up, got divorced, and parted ways about four years ago.
However, even after the divorce, his ex opted to keep his last name.
“I did not necessarily like it because it felt like she was still attaching herself to my family, but I could understand the practical reasons enough not to let it bother me,” he recalled.
Just recently, though, he found out that his ex gave birth to a child. And after she posted a photo of the baby and revealed their name, he realized something bizarre. The baby had his last name, too.
Then, one friend sent him a screenshot of the post asking if he had knocked her up. Yikes!
Plus, four other people directly contacted him to either send their congratulations or ask whether or not the baby was his.
“My mother says she has been catching whispers about it at church, too,” he said.
Anyway, even though it made him super uncomfortable, he did not make a big fuss about the baby’s name until he just so happened to run into his ex in town.
Of course, he first congratulated her on her baby. But then, he asked about the baby’s last time– to which she apparently said the child’s legal last name was “obviously” his.
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Then, she had the nerve to ask if he had a problem with it– which seriously pissed him off.
“My surname is very unique, especially in the area since my family is not originally from here. So, when people hear the surname, they naturally think of my family and assume this is my kid and it freaking isn’t,” he vented.
What’s worse is that his ex’s child’s father is also apparently in the picture and raising the baby, too. So, he has no clue what the heck is going on there.
Regardless, he ended up being honest with his ex and telling her that, yes, he had a problem with it. Moreover, he thought it was “freaking weird” that she gave her child the last name of the man she is divorced from, who is in no way, shape, or form linked to the child.
Still, though, she said she decided to give her baby his last name “as the mother”– which did not really clear anything up for him.
Nonetheless, he has felt kind of guilty about the interaction ever since. So now, he is not sure if calling her decision “freaking weird” was justified or a really rude thing to say.
Do you think he had a right to be shocked? Why might his ex be keeping his last name? What would you do in this situation?
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