My [38f] SIL [32F] is upset that she named her son the same name as my dog.

A 38-year-old woman is facing backlash from her sister-in-law (SIL, 32F) after the SIL unknowingly named her newborn son “Jasper,” the same name as the woman’s dog. The woman named her dog first and has sentimental reasons for keeping the name, but the SIL feels upset and embarrassed, escalating the issue by venting publicly on Facebook. The situation has left the woman confused about how to address the conflict without compromising her attachment to her dog’s name.

‘ My [38f] SIL [32F] is upset that she named her son the same name as my dog.’

My previous dog passed away last year. When I got him, I named him “Jasper” because he looked like a “Jasper”. When he passed away I was devastated. After several months, I got a new puppy and named him “Jasper”. I’ve grown attached to the name at this point.
My SIL just had a baby and named him “Jasper” as well. When she found out my dog’s name is also Jasper, she got really angry and upset. I’m not sure if it’s the hormones, but she completely overreacted and called me names. I got my puppy first and named him first.

She never told anyone of possible names she was planning on for her son, so how was I supposed to know she was going to name her son the same name as my dog? I’m not sure what to do right now. She went on Facebook and ranted about it so most of my family knows about this mess. One of my cousins called me and laughed about it. It’s ridiculous right? I’m not a mind reader.

How was I supposed to know she was going to name her son that? My parents love to see my puppy and they know that I named my puppy “Jasper” so she must not have told my parents or they could have warned her in advance.

I’m not sure what to do now. I won’t be changing my dog’s name as that name is significant to me so don’t suggest that. My brother hasn’t visited me in the past year as we live 4 hours away from each other. So I don’t think he knew that I named my new puppy “Jasper” again. Personally I also don’t really see what’s the big deal either. So what if they share the same name? It’s not a big deal. Tl;dr: SIL is upset that she named her son the same name I gave my dog.

See what others had to share with OP:

Inyoueye −  Tell her the puppy is extremely honored. Edit: feeling honored myself; tyks!

psuedonymously −  I’m not sure what to do now.. What you should do now is nothing.

that_electric_guy −  Jasper is a better name for a dog than a person anyway.

JackFeety −  Give your dog the same middle name as your nephew.

ShadowBanHans −  I think a simple “I have had a dog named Jasper for X years and will not be changing his name” should suffice.

moccasin_collector −  Did your brother know that your first dog was named Jasper? I feel like when his son was born and his wife suggested Jasper he must have said something like “Sister had a dog named Jasper.” Is she only mad because her son currently shares a name with the new dog? I don’t think it’s a big deal either.

Elmrada −  My friend had a baby and named it Bentley. My dogs name is also Bentley. Well, little human Bentley *loves* sharing a name with my little puppy Bentley. My friend had forgotten the name of my dog, obviously, and at first she was like “oh my god I named my child after a dog!” But she relaxed when I pointed out that dogs also have human names. She also embraced it after human Bentley got older and loved that both of them were named Bentley.. It will pass.

misplacedhippie −  Its not a big deal. shes either just a crazy lady to start with or its hormones.. It will hopefully blow over.

GenericDreadHead −  Maybe I’m just a bit of a bad person. But I’d just respond to everything related to this with a big laughing smiley and no elaboration. “So have you thought about what I said about the Dogs name”. “:D”

NursePoundCake −  Why can’t you understand how embarrassing this will be for the human Jasper? What if Puppy Jasper gets into the good preschool, and Baby Jasper doesn’t? What if there’s a mix-up at the factory, and Dog Jasper gets the foreman’s job that Human Jasper has been busting his gut to get?