HOLDING your tongue when you don’t like a friend’s baby name can be tough – but what if they’re naming their tot after an STI?
When one Redditor found herself in that predicament, she felt compelled to speak up – yet even though she was trying to help, she says she was criticized for “embarrassing” the mother-to-be.
One mom-to-be confused a name from Greek mythology with the name of an STI[/caption]
The anonymous Reddit user wrote that her friend was about five months pregnant when she shared a baby name she was considering.
“She’s having a girl and likes to run some of her ideas by our friend group to see what we think,” the Reddit user wrote.
“Yesterday we all got together to hang out and she told us her latest favorite,” she continued.
The Reddit user was shocked.
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The mom-to-be said she was thinking of naming her daughter Chlamydia.
Chlamydia is a common STD with symptoms that include burning during urination, abnormal discharge in men and women, and rectal pain, as well as damage to a woman’s reproductive system.
The Reddit user wrote that while she was still processing this bizarre name choice, her friend began discussing what inspired her.
“She starts going on about how ever since we had to read The Odyssey in high school, she’s always liked her in Greek mythology,” she wrote.
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“It takes a minute, but from the context she gives in the conversation, I figure out that she’s talking about Clytemnestra.”
In The Odyssey, Clytemnestra is the wife of king Agamemnon and the sister of Helen of Troy.
Understanding her friend’s mistake, the Redditor interrupted: “Wait, you mean Clytemnestra, not Chlamydia. Right?”
But her friend insisted she meant chlamydia.
“I have to explain to her that she’s got the name mixed up and that chlamydia is an STD, not a figure from Greek mythology. After I bring up a Google search to prove my point, she gets all awkward and quiet. The mood for the rest of our time together kinda soured,” she wrote.
When her friend pointed out that chlamydia is a disease, the woman was upset[/caption]
Later, the Redditor said she got a text message calling her “a bad friend for embarrassing her in front of everyone like that.”
“She says I could have brought it up in private and didn’t need to be so condescending about it. She was just talking about a name she liked and I made her feel like an idiot,” she continued.
When the Redditor didn’t respond, she said she got more texts from other friends insisting she should apologize.
“I don’t think I have anything to apologize for, and besides, they were perfectly happy to sit there and let her think her STD baby name would be a good choice,” the Redditor wrote.
“Imagine how embarrassed she would have been after she found the mistake later and realized that none of her friends had the decency to tell her the truth.”
Other Reddit users are backing her up against the expectant mom, with one writing: “If she’s old enough to be pregnant, she should be old enough to know what chlamydia is. She embarrassed herself.”
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“Someone needed to tell her, it’s not like you busted out laughing and call her an idiot. I honestly would have cracked a rib laughing before I could tell her why. The fact she hadn’t googled it is her own fault, she needs to grow up,” wrote another.
“The woman is just embarrassed and trying to appease that by passing any wrongdoing onto you,” wrote one more.