In this emotional family story, a grandfather’s dream of passing down his name to his grandson is met with unexpected resistance. As excitement builds around the birth of a new family member, a simple request turns into a deep rift that no one anticipated. The tension between honoring family traditions and embracing new values leaves everyone struggling to find common ground.
My son is 43 years old. He divorced his first wife to marry a younger woman. I didn’t judge him. After all, he’s not that young anymore.
What matters to me is that he’s happy. It was clear to everyone that his new wife married him for his money, and none of our acquaintances had any doubts about it.
To secure her position and bring them closer, the new bride became pregnant right away. One day, my son came to visit us, looking incredibly happy and full of excitement.
The reason for his joy was the ultrasound. The doctors told him he was going to have a boy, something he had always dreamed of. He wanted a son to take over his business one day.
My husband was just as thrilled as our son. He had his own dream—having a grandson named Frolov, which is an old and unique name in our family.
Not long after, my husband and I decided to visit our son and his wife to talk about our grandson’s name. While my son runs a business, it’s clear his wife is the one in charge at home.
So, it was to her that we brought up the subject. “Have you thought about what you’ll name your son?” I asked her. She shrugged and said, “I haven’t decided yet.” I suggested naming him after his grandfather. She laughed, thinking of her father, who she never met.
But when I mentioned the name “Hanil” after my husband, she quickly responded, “No. He’ll get teased at school with that name. I don’t even want to discuss it.” My son didn’t say anything against her. My husband was obviously hurt.
He had been so eager for his grandson’s arrival, and now he felt disappointed. He couldn’t understand why his daughter-in-law had shown so little respect to her father-in-law. Not only did she refuse, but she did so in such a dismissive way.
We tried to talk to our son, but he didn’t want to argue with his wife. After the way she reacted, my husband has lost interest in seeing them again.
