A woman blasted her boyfriend for his unwavering desire to choose a ‘tragic’ baby name she fears could blight their future child’s life.
She took to Reddit to share her dilemma, revealing her partner has been fixated on the name since childhood and feels it would be a missed opportunity not to use it.
“I want to first start out by saying we are not having a kid soon and I am absolutely not going along with his idea even if it means divorce. I can’t subject a kid to an existence with this name. Ever since he was younger he has been dead set on naming his son Border. Not the greatest name, but tolerable maybe.”
However, her main concern isn’t the name Border itself, but the combination with his surname – Collie – which raises eyebrows. Contributing to the tragedeigh thread, a term coined for uniquely misspelled or invented names to make them seem more special, she added: “He wants to name our son Border Collie. This isn’t even a joke, he is so serious about this. I know it’s bad, but does it qualify as a tragedeigh?”
While many Reddit users advised her to dissuade her boyfriend from the name, some found the situation amusing due to its ‘ridiculous’ nature. One commenter remarked: “Not a tragedeigh, but definitely a tragedy.” Another chimed in humorously: “It’s definitely not a hate crime but you can say it Border’s on it.”
A third user exclaimed: “Oh that’s terrible. Ask him to think of how he would have liked being called Border Collie as a kid, and being teased about it. Or how he’d feel if that was his name on a resume. Or if he was dealing with being named after a dog his entire life.”
Another added sharply: “He is not suitable for reproduction. Your children would never forgive you…” Rounding off the comments, one user confessed: “I mean no offence but how could you have sex with someone who thinks this is funny is beyond me honestly.”