Mum-of-two blasted for giving twin ‘made-up name’ to rhyme with her sister’s | World | News
A mum has faced criticism for giving one of her twins a lovely name whilst the other is lumbered with a “made-up” title.The proud American mother shared her daughters’ academic achievements on social media, posting a picture of their GPA (grade point average) results.
However, rather than concentrating on their grades, many were distracted by their names.
The woman posted: “Paige has a 2.5 GPA and Gaige has 1.45. I’m just saying pat myself on the back – single mom strong type s***.”
The post, which attracted 1,800 likes, left one X user baffled: “You named your kids Paige and Gaige?”, reports The Mirror.
The post was subsequently re-shared on Reddit‘s ‘tragedeigh’ thread, a forum named after an online term used to describe “a given name that has been deliberately misspelt or completely made up to appear more unique than it actually is.”
One user questioned: “Why is she proud of her kids doing poorly in school?”.
“Well, maybe the mum did even worse. I mean, Gage is a name, she just really wanted it to match Paige,” another user suggested.
Meanwhile another added: “My niece is dating a guy named Caige. I’ve strongly discouraged the relationship based on his name alone.”
A third user said: “I can gauge that Paige is the gifted one. Gaige is going to need to take a page out of Paige’s book.”
One more user added: “I am not shocked that Gaige is nearly failing out, kid’s life has been a nightmare on the roll call sheet since day one of school.”
Another user said: “I’m honestly more concerned by the pride in such low GPAs than the names.”
In the US, GPA serves as a standard method for measuring academic performance, with 4.0 roughly corresponding to A, 3.0 to B, 2.0 to C, 1.0 to D, and 0.0 to F. Based on this system, Paige’s 2.5 translates to approximately a C+, indicating she is passing her subjects. Meanwhile Gaige is attaining around a D+ or D which is regarded as a “very low” pass.
Students who score below 60% receive a fail grade, as this is when their GPA drops into the 0.0 category.
