@cal.yysta: We support the rebrand. Marketing has some notes. #satire #ally

Erin :

As a teacher, I am very happy to call you by your preferred name, but I don’t think we’re realizing HOW FREQUENTLY it’s either Kai or Ash. I just think we can branch out, that’s all I’m saying

chaoticstanley🕷️👁️🐑 :

my Hispanic cousin came out as Chad and his mother threw a shit fit 😭 she smacked him upside the head and said "You are Ricardo! After your abuelo!" and now everyone calls him Ricardo

draconicmaenad :

My mom didn’t like that I named myself Zayn and said I needed a biblical name if I wanted to be a boy so badly so I said “okay call me Cain” and she lost her mind

GoldInDawn :

legit my friend wanted to call herself GERTRUDE i talked her down to hazel luckily

Angie potatochip :

You can be named Sock but you have to choose from these three nicknames: Ankle, Crew, Compression

Beetles :

I once mentioned to a friend that if I'd picked my name a few years earlier I might have gone with Draco and she said "I love you and support you in every possible way but there's no world in which I would call you fucking Draco" and yeah. the correct response.

Kinsey Elaine :

Because I’ll always support you but I’m trying to save you

chlo :

When my wife came out to me as a woman, she wanted to be called Lovette. We had a few branding meetings. She’s Naomi now 😂💜

Bat_with_a_phone :

Yeah... my name was almost Chucky. Thankfully my parents sat me down and were like, "Chuck(y) can be a nickname. You are CHARLES now." and now i honestly prefer it when people call me Charles

Sophie 🪩💅🏻⚰️📚✨ :

same thing if your friend is having a baby and wants to name it like 'Brantleigh' or 'Peightynne' you gotta have a meeting

Samantha :

All I can think of is that… “but fucking Mildred?” post

gurren lagann :

April :

One of my friends used to date a person named “Box” 😭

🫠🫠 :

Like ‘love that for you but are you open to some feedback’

Emma🏳️‍⚧️ :

What are friends for if not double checking big decisions

melbee303🏳️‍🌈🍉🇺🇦 :

“Schedule a branding meeting” 😂😂😂

littlefiendx :

I had to sit baby girl down to explain that maybe naming herself Yuki as a white woman was something we needed to discuss. 😅

Spamton’s #1 Husband 🐁🌕/📼🌀 :

But f*cking MILDRED??? /ref

aly :

You’re telling me, because I had to tell people my ex boyfriend’s name is BUCKY like the WINTER SOLDIER for a very long time. Like imagine you’re crying about a guy named after a character your friends all read fanfic about.

C :

Being supportive is great, but constructive criticism still has its place

Vulpix390 :

You know, I’m a cis woman, but my parents gave me a unisex name. They went “we’re picking one name for this kid, no matter how they came out.” If I were trans, I’d absolutely honor that and keep my name 😂

Milooooo :

the only suggestion when i came out (milo) was that my mom was mad i didn't go with a family name, and when i asked what she would have had me pick she said fckn HEINRICH. like NO, MOTHER, I WILL NOT BE NAMING MYSELF HEINRICH

Myth Hunters #1 Fan ☯️🦞 :

My bf keeps wanting to name himself Hikaru, he is BRAZILIAN, I AM HOLDING HIM BACK

Alicia :

My daughter was in school with a kid who decided on Soup. My only thought was, does Soup not have any real friends?? Because friends don’t let friends legally change their name without running it through the gc first. Peer review is essential!

Liam :

my brother wanted to be rocky at first. That was NOT happening. he's Ethan now