Does every child with an unusual name get picked on? And
Sebastian is not that unusual even in USA (among the top 100).
I don't get this fear of getting teased. Why would his friends tease him about his name? Those who don't like him might, but then they would probably tease him about something else, even if his name was
Joseph or
Michael.
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (
Edith Södergran 1891-1923)