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Ieva Pečiulytė

Dad Saves Son From Lifetime Of Bullying By Giving Him Regular Name, Sparks Grandma’s Rage

Family traditions can be a beautiful way for families to connect. Whether it’s yearly holidays together or heirlooms and recipes passed down from generation to generation, customs matter to some families. But where does one draw the line if they don’t feel like participating in a family tradition?

This man broke the family tradition of naming kids after months of the year. In doing so, he brought the family’s wrath upon him, and so, he decided to ask the opinion of people on the Internet: was he a jerk for not keeping up the family naming tradition?

A new dad decided to break the family tradition and name his son “Tobias”

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