Do you like your own name? In most cases, people feel pretty comfortable about their name, but think that maybe they wouldn't choose it if they could. Recently, users of a forum digital discussed this issue a lot after the mother shared that her son asked to change his name. However, what most draws attention is the young age of the child.
“I want a name that is mine!”
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The whole discussion took place on the British forum mumset, after a mother reported the drama she was experiencing at home with her son. In her testimony, she says that her son complains a lot about his name (Jake) and that he already demands that his name be another: Evan.
In addition, she tells how she feels in doubt about this conflict.
In her statement, she also says that she herself doesn't like the name very much, as it reminds her of bad times in her life. However, the decision to name him "Jake" came from the child's father, who decided to honor a relative of his.
Apparently, this is the reason for all the drama, as the child always demands that he have a name that is his own. According to the mother, she doesn't know exactly where the desire to have that name came from, but the boy acts as if the name was his.
Also, what is most surprising is that he is quite determined, even though he is only four years old.
What to do in this situation?
There was a lot of disagreement between the opinions in the forum comments, because there were those who found the change necessary and others who believed that it would be harmful.
For the second group, accepting the child's will now didn't make much sense, as the child was still too young to know what he wanted. Therefore, the best thing would be to wait for him to change it himself.
Not to mention that the change could give the wrong idea that he can do whatever he wants. On the other hand, many said that it is important to respect children's ideas and opinions.
In that sense, listening to Jake's request would be a way of valuing his own voice and making him feel good about himself.
