Today, my dad told me that my mom wanted to name me something "unusual." He eventually got her to compromise. I go by Violet. I now know that my legal name is Purple. FML
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Today, I, a demigirl struggling with her identity, have decided to change my name. When I told my dad in therapy (of all places) that I was a demigirl, he struggled to understand me. When I told my mom I was changing my name, she yelled at me and refused to call me it. And she wonders why I don't trust her. FML
Today, I found out I was named after the woman my dad used to stalk when he was in high school. FML
Today, I dyed my hair purple. I came out of the salon and a little girl walked past and said, "Wow, you look like a mermaid!", to which her mother quickly said, "No she doesn't, she looks like her parents don't love her." FML
Today, my mom struggled tried to say my name. She said my brother's name, my sister's, my dad's, my uncle's, and finally my cat's (who doesn't even have a human name) before she gave up and said, "You!" and pointed at me. FML
Today, after 26 years of confusion with my parents pronouncing it different ways, and in my mom's case, multiple ways, having to clear up how it's spelled every time I meet someone, I asked my mom how to pronounce my name. She got mad and then pronounced it three different ways while explaining. FML
Today, my dad married his fiancée, who insists I call her "Mom." I'm three years older than her, and went to the same high school. She's taking me shopping next week to buy me "something nice." FML
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awkwardology 23
Are your parents' names Red and Blue?
ComoEsJuan 24
Is your last name PeopleEater?
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demonfacee 14
I should name my daughter Purple.
pandalover69 26
no you shouldn't.
sunnyray812 42
Do you want her to hate you?
Murkyy 15
Who decides what's an acceptable name anyway? You can name someone after a flower, a stone, even a damn season, but a colour is just going way too far?
BloodFox95 4
purple is my favorite color :D
pandalover69 26
It wouldn't be if it was your name.
EverVanity 20
dont worry. You are my favorite color
worldclassrager 39
Could have been worse right?
erycon 1
embrace it!
gargoyle666 5
It's a very cool name, embrace it :)
Enslaved 36
Awe sorry, Daughter. "I never meant to cause you any sorrow I never meant to cause you any pain I only wanted to one time to see you laughing I only wanted to see you Laughing in the Purple Rain"
MeeshaMeeshaPup 8
If you hate your name that much, you could change it when you're 18. Violet sounds like a much lovelier name than Purple.
Goblin182 26
Hello Purp.
RA91 26
I think that's kinda cool :-) lol