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Disney Mom Threatens to "Sabotage" Sisters Relationship Over 'Frozen' Name Controversy

Baby name drama leads to threats of sabotage in this heated Reddit thread. Is the original poster in the wrong for standing by their beliefs, or is it just a simple case of bad timing

A recent Reddit post in the AITA (Am I The A**hole) subreddit has sparked a heated debate about naming rights for babies.

Yes, this one gets a little crazy.

The original poster (OP) was feeling a mixture of emotions when she found out her ex-husband and his new wife were planning to name their baby girl Anna - the exact same name OP had planned for her own daughter. She'd been dreaming of naming her daughter Elsa, after the beloved Disney movie Frozen, and now felt like someone was tampering with her dream. Out of frustration, she threatened to sabotage the relationship between the soon-to-be sisters if they chose to use the name, Anna.

OP had already consulted with both a lawyer and her own mother about this situation, but neither thought much of it - in fact, they both thought she was being overly dramatic. But deep down she knew what she wanted; something didn't feel right about this whole ordeal. Her ex-husband wasn’t really a fan of Frozen either - he preferred Bolt as his favorite Disney animated movie - but it wasn’t clear whether or not his new wife was even aware of the story behind the name or not. Although OP felt like they should choose a different name if they wanted to use one she liked, she was afraid that going too far would result in more drama and conflict between them all.

When all was said and done, this entire situation had been an extremely upsetting experience for OP; it had caused major friction between her and her ex-husband, who found her threats completely unacceptable. Despite standing by what she believed to be true at that moment, OP saw how wrong she was for making such a threat and regretted it deeply. Now all that’s left is to figure out how to move forward from here without creating any more conflicts - something that won’t be easy given how tense things have become in recent days.

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Readers weighed in and almost universally agreed: she is the problem.

"YTA. Take a cue from your favorite movie and let it go." one user humorously stated.

u/Encartrus went IN on the mother in a scathing comment.

"Your "naming process" is copying a top-grossing children's movie. If you think you are at all unique or special, or that the names Elsa and Anna didn't get a huge worldwide bump after the films were released, you are deluding yourself.

What's more, you have no right to dictate another person's naming choices whatsoever. Why would you have any say in this? What legal action did you imagine you might have? It's a bizarre break from reality."

She concluded with, "You are a literal evil stepmother in a Disney film. That's what you are right now. You are, of course, also an asshole."

DAMN!

Of all the AITA posts we've seen, this one is certainly up there with the craziest.

At the end of the day, readers almost universally agree that she needs to take some of her own advice and take a lesson from the movie she loves so dearly: let it go.