There comes a time in everyone's life when they have to step up to stop something disastrous from happening around them. For one woman, this meant trying to put a stop to her sister naming her son something so "ridiculous" that he'd become a target his entire life.
The woman explained how her sister wants to name her son Cowboy, inspired by the character played by Steven Williams on TV series Yellowstone. The American neo-western drama follows the conflicts along the shared borders of the Yellowstone Ranch, the Broken Rock Indian reservation, Yellowstone National Park and land developers.
She said: "My sister is obsessed with the show Yellowstone. Her husband is willing to do anything to make her happy. They want to name their baby Cowboy.
"I know I should have kept my mouth shut. It's not my circus or my monkey. I just know the absolute s*** that kid will go through.
"[I told her] she needs to name her baby like he will grow up and not give him a 'cool' baby name."
She went on to explain how her sister doesn't understand the problem with naming a child after a popular TV show or movie as their parents gave her the middle name Danger.
"I told her to consider that she was naming a person who would eventually be an adult," she added.
"Our mum and dad at least had the decency to only give me Danger as a middle name. Yes, I've seen the f***ing movie.
"She thinks I'm an a***hole for calling her name choice stupid. I think I'm trying to save him from a lifetime of bullying until he legally changes his name."
Wanting to know whether she has been too harsh on her sister, she turned to Reddit to ask users for their thoughts on the situation.
In response, one user said: "I guess someone liked the guitar picker on Yellowstone. Of course, if she paid attention, she might have noticed he called himself that so he wouldn’t have to give his actual name."
Another user added: "I'm surprised she didn't want to throw some flair on the spelling - maybe like Khaowbhoy."
A third user said: "Tell your sister that she should never name her child a name that the kid would be ashamed of if they got a job and had to sign documents.
"I had a friend whose mum was into double names. Missy May's mum can't figure out why she doesn't sign the her loan documents with her first name.
"Yes, I didn't say you couldn't call the baby whatever you said you wanted to call it. Nicknames are fantastic but give the kid a name that he can live with for the rest of his life."
One more user added: "As a veteran teacher, I thought I had heard all the awful names. Nope, this one makes it to the top five.
"Tell your sister a teacher, who will have to call out that name at school everyday, is telling her it is a terrible idea."
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