“Sean and Seen“ – Person Calls Out A Coworker For Giving Her Twin Babies Ridiculous Matching Names That Sound Exactly Like Their Last Name

Some names are harmless on their own, but put them together and they can become a problem fast. That is exactly what happened when one coworker heard the baby names Sean and Seen and immediately realized how ridiculous they sounded with the family surname.

In this story, a Reddit user from Australia said they called out two coworkers after learning they planned to name their twin boys Sean and Seen, both pronounced the same way. The twist is that the parents’ last name is also Sean, which made the whole idea even more confusing and hard to defend.

What started as a blunt reaction at work quickly turned into an awkward office situation, and the fallout was not what anyone expected. Read on.

A Redditor gave an honest opinion about their coworkers' intention to name their newborn twins the same.

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OP shares the problem: The parents wanted their children's names to sound similar to their last name.

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OP’s coworker brought her twins to work to meet everyone.

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And OP couldn't believe the names they had picked for their kids.

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OP was quite frank with his coworker.

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This made the people around OP feel awkward.

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So OP now asks if he went too far.

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OP shared additional information.

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OP’s coworkers decided to change one of the names.

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u/Deadlybutterknife, who works in finance, claims to have worked with both of the employees for 12 years, spanning three businesses and several roles.

They said they were close enough to be honest about the naming choice, and that the relationship between them had always been built on trust.

Even though they've already submitted the paperwork.

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They are keeping Sean Sean.

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It’s also like the sister-in-law “dibs” fight, where the OP stood firm against the family drama.

Someone reported OP to HR.

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Someone needs to mind their manners...

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Redditors share OP’s views.

Reddit A lot of commenters thought the name choice was a disaster waiting to happen.

Names like that are not practical at all.

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Those boys are going to be picked on...

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It could even cause serious problems.

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Someone had to tell them the truth.

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Good luck to the parents...

Reddit The name situation only got more absurd once people started repeating it out loud.

Sean and Seen Sean.

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Spelling makes it difficult...

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The kids will also be confused.

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It is easier to just give them nicknames.

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Not very smart, no...

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The bottom line is:

Melissa Anderson Parents can get carried away trying to make a name feel clever, but this one was always going to be a headache.

In their desire to be unique, parents often go overboard with their kids' names. Unfortunately, they don’t realize that these kids will grow up and start school, where other kids will pick on them for being different.

Well, these kids (Sean Sean and Seen Sean) will be the same, not different... but bullies won’t really care, they will be easy targets for constant teasing.

That name was never going to age well.

For another baby-name blowup, see why this friend named their child after my plan.