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Baby names can carry a lot of emotion, and family history makes them heavier.

So when two cousins end up sharing “Rain”, old resentment spills over fast.

Their mothers remember the story differently.

See why one name finally breaks the relationship.

I expressed to her how excited I was, and even offered her all of my old baby stuff, as well as stuff I’m still using. For example a bassinet a car seat and even a jumper and bouncer as well as a walker and tons of clothes.

Recently, she has been telling me that she would love to see me in person – so finally I met with her, and it did not go well.

She claims that about seven years ago, she told me that if she ever had another baby she would name that baby Rain.

She also told me this conversation had actually happened while I was pregnant with my first child.

But something didn’t sit right with the younger sister.

I don’t remember that conversation, and I’m sure it never happened. I had my first daughter two and a half years ago, and had my twins (male and female) 10 months ago.

When I was pregnant with my twins and announced the baby names to everyone, she never told me she wanted the name I chose for my daughter, Rain.

Instead she told me it was a beautiful name and how excited she was to meet my daughter.

For context, my sister lost her daughter about seven years ago and supposedly decided back then she wanted the name Rain for her future rainbow baby.

I would’ve been very willing to change the name I had chosen if I had known the name had meant so much to her.

So she felt very strongly about her sister’s claim to the name.

But now my daughter has already been born, and I truly don’t understand why she would name her son Rain.

I feel like it’s a huge disservice to her son, and I would never do that to her (even though she told me I did, but I don’t remember having that conversation).

I wish nothing but the best for her and her babies, but I have told her that I would no longer be in her life and would no longer be giving her anything.

I love her but I feel like I’ve dealt with her doing stuff like this for years and I cannot be disrespected any more. This is also the first time I’ve ever stood up to her instead of letting her do whatever she wants.

AITA?

This is a really awkward situation, and the fact that the younger sister remembers nothing about this supposed conversation about the name that she would then give to her child rings some big alarm bells.

Either she’s had a huge lapse in her memory, she’s outright lying to cover up her choice to steal the name – or, most likely, her sister is trying to convince her of something that is entirely untrue.

If her sister is gaslighting her like this now, it’s no wonder that the rest of the family have distanced themselves from her.

Let’s see what Reddit had to say about this.

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This person struggled to see what the issue was with the names, but totally understood the woman’s aversion to her sister’s problematic behavior.

While others encouraged her to call out the real issues.

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Meanwhile, this Redditor empathised with the emotions the sister might be feeling.

She felt blindsided by her sister choosing the same name as her 10-month-old daughter, especially after years of already strained behavior.

Her sister insisted the name had deep meaning and had been mentioned years earlier.

But OP no longer wanted to keep absorbing the conflict.

This family feud had been forecast with a 100% chance of Rain.

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Chris Allen