She’s Upset That Her Sister-In-Law Adopted A Child And Changed His Name To Her Son’s Name

This 28-year-old woman has always had some minor issues with her sister-in-law, who is 32. Apparently, her husband, his siblings, and his mother have all had some problems with her, too.
She believes that her sister-in-law is extremely self-centered and even called her the “queen of gaslighting.” But, in the past, she and everyone else would kind of just roll their eyes at her sister-in-law’s antics and try to move on.
“My sister-in-law is frequently angry with different family members anytime things don’t go her way,” she explained.
“She is also the kind of person who has on multiple occasions done something to try to steal someone’s spotlight on an important day for them.”
But, more recently, her sister-in-law finally pushed her over the edge, and she couldn’t turn a blind eye anymore.
For some context, she has a 1-year-old son named Owen. On the other hand, her sister-in-law has four kids – one of whom is a 5-year-old boy she’s been fostering for years, named Robert.
Well, her sister-in-law recently got approved to adopt Robert.
“And she decided that despite being Robert for the first five years of his life, she wants to rename him. We thought this was a little odd, but hey, it was their decision. Calling him by a new name will take some getting used to, but it’s not a huge deal,” she explained.
However, her perspective on the situation changed after her sister-in-law announced that Robert’s new name would be Owen – the same name as her son.

New Africa – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual child
To be clear, she realizes that no one can claim a specific name entirely for themselves. She even knows other people outside of their family with the name Owen.
“But we made a point when naming our son not to name him after any relatives. Of all the names to choose from, she has to choose the same name as our 1-year-old?” she asked.
Given her sister-in-law’s track record, she’s not even that surprised. Still, she finds the name change really upsetting, and her husband, his other siblings, and her mother-in-law all agree with her.
Still, she can’t help but wonder if getting annoyed at her sister-in-law over this is reasonable or not.
Why do you think her sister-in-law decided to change her son’s name after adopting him? Would you be upset if your sister-in-law chose the same name as your child?
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