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[quote=Anonymous]So I'm reading an old Slate.com's advice column called "Dear Prudence." The Slate reader has a daughter with her ex-husband. The ex-husband's new wife wants to name their new dog after their daughter "Katy," which enraged the Slate reader.

She has some bitter words for the new wife, pointing out that she "whelped" out three kids with her ex within a short time span, and then she writes that the new wife is trying to replace her daughter with a dog. She writes: "The wife’s brother got a dog named Katie and decided he couldn’t keep it. She took all the kids over to play with the dog and then told them Katie was going to be theirs. My daughter excitedly told me all this, and all I could do was ask if they were going to rename the dog. My daughter told me Katie was her name, and I corrected her: Katy was her name. I called my ex to tell him they needed to rename the dog. He told me the dog was trained to respond to Katie and didn’t see what the big deal was. I told him that his wife bringing a dog into the house with the same name as his daughter was disrespectful. He told me this wasn’t something I had a say in. I texted his wife, and she responded with “I respect you, but I stand with my husband here, and Katy was happy when she played with Katie.” I am steaming here, and I don’t know what to do. I can’t afford to go to court or counseling again. Help."

Prudence has a harsh response for mom, calling out the misogynistic language she used, like the word "whelped," and saying that this is not a big deal. I found the response too harsh, and actually find mom's concerns valid. Is she blowing things out of proportion or do you find her justified?

Here's the link to the full letter: https://slate.com/human-interest/2019/10/dear-prudence-ex-adopted-dog-same-name-daughter.html

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