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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Paige Freshwater

'Everyone asks my son what his 'real' name is - so I'm giving him a new one'

A mum is 'renaming' her school-aged son after noticing the reaction strangers have toward his name - with them constantly asking whether it's 'real'. The woman explained how her adopted son doesn't feel connected to his name - but as his birth mother picked it out, she doesn't feel comfortable legally changing it on his behalf.

She instead wants him to make this decision for himself when he is old enough to do so. Until then, the mother-son duo have decided to meet in the middle - and have asked social media users for their help renaming him.

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