A man has revealed that his grieving wife wants to name their baby Charles in honor of her brother who suddenly died. The only problem? Their last name is Manson.
Reddit user ThrowRA_Names12 took to the ‘Am I the A**hole’ subreddit to share his concern over his child having the same name as Charles Manson, the notorious cult leader and convicted murderer.
In his anonymous post, he explained that his wife, Melissa, 31, legally took his last name when they got married four years ago and is eight months pregnant with their son.
‘Unfortunately, our last name is Manson. As in Charles Manson,’ he wrote. ‘It really sucks but it’s what I have. Neither of us [has] ever had a problem with that until now.’
A Reddit user whose last name is Manson revealed that his pregnant and grieving wife wants to name their son Charles after her brother, who recently died of a heart attack
Notorious cult leader Charles Manson spent more than four decades behind bars after ordering members of his Manson Family cult to go on a murderous two-day rampage in 1969
He shared that Melissa lost her brother a few weeks ago after he suddenly died of a heart attack at the age of 35.
‘We were both shocked and [devastated]. He was a great man who was always healthy, and we were very close to him. Nobody saw it coming. He left behind his wife and three kids,’ he said. ‘Melissa now wants to name our son after her brother.’
He noted that he wouldn’t have any issue with the tribute if her brother’s name wasn’t Charles.
Charles Manson, who was born Charles Milles Maddox, spent more than four decades behind bars after ordering members of his Manson Family cult to go on a murderous two-day rampage in 1969.
During the spree, his followers killed seven people: pregnant actress Sharon Tate, coffee heiress Abigail Folger, hair stylist Jay Sebring, writer Wojciech Frykowski, teen Steven Parent, and married couple Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.
The murders were carried out in upscale, mostly white neighborhoods of Los Angeles in order to blame the crimes on African Americans, in the hope of sparking what he termed a ‘Helter Skelter’ race war.
Manson was also later convicted of the slayings of musician Gary Hinman and stuntman Donald ‘Shorty’ Shea. He died in prison in 2017 at the age of 83.
The Reddit user explained in his post that his reluctance to name his child Charles Manson given the associations with the murderous cult leader caused him to get into an argument with his wife.
‘I told her I was not okay with naming our child Charles Manson, and she insisted that nobody would notice or care. She is calling me an a**hole for disrespecting her brother like that,’ he said.
‘So, should I let this go and just name our son after a guy who has been so important in Melissa’s life?’ he asked. ‘I really do not want our kid to have to go through life having the same name as a serial killer. Imagine how hard it would be to get a job.’
Horrified commenters insisted that the man can’t let his wife name their son Charles Manson, saying the child will be ‘bullied relentlessly’
The vast majority of the commenters advised the man to stand his ground, insisting that people will make the connection and their child will be ‘bullied relentlessly.’
‘Yes, people will notice. Like immediately, and it’s gonna make y’all look like some true crime glorification nut jobs. OP this is the hill to die on,’ one Reddit user wrote.
‘Charles Manson is not a deep dive true crime villain but a household name mentioned regularly in pop culture,’ another pointed out. ‘Use her brother’s name as a middle name [if] anything, but for crying out loud don’t name your kid Charles Manson.’
‘She is setting your child up for a life of torture. And yes, people will notice and care. They will also judge you, as the parents, for giving that name and question your morals and values,’ someone else added.
A number of people advised using Charles as the baby’s middle name or a variation of the name such as Charlemagne, Charleston, or Carl.
Some suggested using her brother’s middle name instead, but the man explained that wouldn’t fly with his wife because it’s the same name as her ‘abusive father.’
Using Reddit’s chat feature, Fox News Digital reached out to the user about his post. He claimed his name is Aaron Manson, but he declined to provide proof of his name due to privacy reasons.
‘Melissa did some more research on Charles Manson, and also read my Reddit post, and agreed that it would be unkind to subject our unborn son to a life of torture by naming our son Charles,’ he wrote in the message.
He said they have chosen to name their son Cian Summit Manson, which is still a tribute to Melissa’s late brother.
‘We decided on the name Cian because it is similar enough to Charles to honor him enough, but different enough that nobody will be suspicious,’ he explained.
‘His middle name will be Summit, after the Summit Lake in Indiana, a place that Charles and I loved to go camping in.’
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