Dad ridiculed for trying to change son's date of birth by claiming he 'has authority' – The Mirror
A father received heavy backlash after attempting to change the date of his baby’s birth certificate, arguing he had the ‘authority’ to do so and didn’t see what the problem was
One dad sparked a flurry of outrage after demanding his baby's official birth date be altered.
The man was criticised after 'lashing out' at a nurse after she explained he was not able to make the change on the child's birth certificate. And no, this is no a belated April Fool's Day prank.
His wife welcomed their baby into the world at 11.05pm on New Year's Eve in 2020 – but he tried claiming the boy was born at 12.05am on January 1, 2021 instead. He said he had the authority to decide on the date and didn't see the 'problem' with pushing to DOB by one hour.
However, he was stopped by the nurse who told him that the details had to be filled out with the exact time and date, leading to an argument as he claimed he had the power to do it as the child's father. "I argued with her about it and told her that she was making a huge deal out of it," he said. "And that this was unfair to my son because he only lived in 2020 for just one hour.
"Plus 2020 was a s***ty year, I'm glad it's finally over and I don't want my son to be associated with it. So adding 2021 would make more sense. After she tried to argue with me telling me that what I was doing is considered forgery and would cause a huge issue because it's not just an hour, I was changing the date as well.
"I told her that I'm his dad so I get a say and take full responsibility for anything that happens later. She lashed out at me and told me that 'this is not how it works' and that this form will not be accepted because it contained false information.
"She got more people involved including the paediatrician who disrespected me by raising his voice. I told them that I'm the parent and have the authority. They ended up taking the form and didn't let me fill it out. My wife said that I embarrassed her by making a scene and acting stupid and lashing out."
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He says his family heard about the incident and also condemned him for "ruining their joy" and causing his wife to be "stressed out" – but his brother agreed it was "ridiculous" for them to focus on a specific time and also said the baby "was born in 2021 because he'll have a whole year to live but only one hour of 2020".
The dad took to Reddit to ask for other people's opinions, and found support in very short supply. One said: "You're the a**hole. As a parent you don't have authority over space and time. His date and time of birth is a fact, not an opinion."
A second jokingly asked: "I'm in my 30s, but I'll have the whole year to live, so does that mean I'm also born in 2021?" And another added some wise advice, writing: "A bunch of terrible things happened to you in 2020, but one good thing also happened. Your son was conceived and born in 2020."
A version of this article was first published on May 18, 2023.
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