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When naming a child after someone who died might hurt other family members

I want to name my baby after my deceased sister but my family thinks it will be too painful and I don't know if I should honor my sister or protect everyone else.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Memorial naming can heal some while wounding others, forcing choices between different forms of love and loyalty.

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