My Sister Is Condemning Her Unborn Child to a Life of Ridicule. I Have to Intervene.

Care and Feeding July 23, 20261:00 PM Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Getty Images Plus. Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, My sister, “Heather,” and her husband are expecting their first child in November (a son). However, the first and middle names they want to give him will result in initials that spell out something unfortunate… The baby’s initials will be “CUM.” When my husband and I realized this, we nearly died laughing. Still, I can’t imagine having to go through school (to say nothing of life in general) with something like that hanging over me. I’m not sure Heather has put it together. Should we clue her in and try to persuade her to choose something different? —There’s Something