Wedding brings on family fears
You: "I choose her."
Maybe you could give yourself a birthday gift, and stand up to someone who is trying to manipulate you (and everyone else in this friendship group).
Dear Amy: Thank you for your reasoned response to "What's in a Name," written by a grandmother who didn't like her daughter's choice of names for her grandchild.
I was "saddled" with a first and middle name that are unique, hard to pronounce and harder yet to explain, but it makes me who I am today and today I love my full name.
If my maternal grandparents had taken it upon themselves to be hurt by the fact that their side had nothing to do with the naming convention, I would have never had the wonderful relationship I had with them until they died.
-- Uniquely Named
Dear Named: As I noted in my response, I have a male middle name (so does my sister), and not only are these names sort-of cool, but -- most importantly -- this is what our parents chose.
This grandmother really needs to get over her own ego in order to forge a good relationship.
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