I divorced my husband, Soren, last year after he cheated. I swore I would never see his face again. Yesterday, my sister told me she wants to name her son Soren.
I shouted, ‘You need to change it! I’ll be reminded of my ex whenever I hear it!’ She was silent. The last straw came when I saw the engraved name on a tiny silver frame in the baby’s nursery.
‘Soren. Due May 4th.’ It was hanging right above the crib. I couldn’t believe it.
I stood there, just staring at it. My sister, Mira, didn’t even look ashamed. She was fluffing up tiny pillows, fixing a mobile with little elephants on it, acting like everything was perfectly fine.
I asked her again, this time quieter, trying not to cry, “Why that name, Mira? Why would you choose his name?”
She looked at me, finally, and said, “Because I like it. It has nothing to do with your ex.
It means ‘stern.’ Strong. I want my son to be strong.”
It felt like a punch to the chest. All the memories I’d worked so hard to bury—the late nights crying, the betrayal, the therapy sessions—flooded right back in.
That name wasn’t just a name to me. It was a trigger. “You knew what it meant to me,” I said.
“You knew.”
Mira looked torn for a second. Then she said, “You don’t own the name, Maya. You don’t get to decide what names make me happy.”
I left before I said something I’d regret.
I didn’t speak to Mira for three weeks after that. I ignored her calls, skipped our weekly Sunday brunches, and when Mom asked what was going on, I brushed it off. The truth was, I felt betrayed all over again.
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