A teen was bullied at school over her controversial name, so her mom let her change it

Few subjects stir stronger opinions than names: too unique, too old-fashioned, too trendy. In Tennessee, Danielle Remp drew national attention after saying she would let her 16-year-old daughter change hers.

“She gets made fun of for it,” Remp, 35, wrote on TikTok . “I said yes no questions asked.”

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The internet, of course, had plenty of its own questions, starting with what kind of name would make a teenager want to leave it behind. The answer was Dixie, the name her father had chosen when she was born in 2008. These days, she prefers to be called Skye.

@barefooted_beauty89

I’ll always stand by her side no matter what 💙 #standbyyourkid #doitforthem #foryou #fyp #stopbullying ♬ sonido original - Shhhh