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 found out I was named after the woman my dad was having an affair on my mom with. FML
Today, I discovered that my name literally means "burden". This wouldn't be so bad if both my mother and father knew this when they named me. FML
Today, I found out that I'm named after my dad's favourite drink. FML
Today, I had to yet again tell my mother-in-law that I wasn't going to name my unborn baby "Ermintrude" after her late mother. My husband told me to stop being difficult, and that he agrees that it would be nice. FML
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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Scynistr 20
Your name could be North West....
sturschaedel 27
Well, it can only go south from there.
rainbowdonnareed 18
so is your middle name rain? did your mom have a crush on Prince? Just change your name
i_needa_username 17
At least Purple is a pretty color? Maybe have ur name changed?
nmrhog 15
Two words or one not really sure but anyway DEEDPOLL!!
Marie314 17
Shouldn't you have figured it out from a school roster or something by now?
sweetnsourrr 11
We're you raised by hippies?
bluusky34 0
It's ok you get a normal name to go by. My name is bluu sky. When I was young and told my mom I hated it she called me george.
sturschaedel 27
I'm really sorry your mom named you like that. George doesn't sound so bad, at least it's a real name. Where I live yo can only give names that will have a gender associated with. It means you can't legally name a child Alex, you have to go with either Alexandra or Alexander accordingly. I know it sound really restrictive, but at least it saves kids from being named after colors, fruit and weather conditions.
HannibalL3cter 5
Pretty cool name actually, but i'm just fascinated how can you not know that?
Kittyphysics 21
hit up the social security website. i promise, theres a lot worse than "purple" out there. if anything, you can rest assured that purple is the color of royalty. rock that shit like a princess!
mzdaisylynn 12
My brother didnt know his middle name until he was 12. One day he was talking to a girl on the phone and asked me "Hey, what is my middle name?" "John, you really didn't know?!?"