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
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, during a phone call, I broke down in tears because I was asked to spell my last name. It’s sixteen letters long and hyphenated, and I always end up having to spell it twice because they never get it right the first time. I’m tired. FML
Today, I've gotten so used to people mispronouncing my last name, even after I correct them a gazillion times, I've lost the motivation to correct anyone on it anymore. At this point I'd probably faint from shock if someone who isn't related to me successfully pronounced it correctly. FML
Today, it was the last day of school, and I said goodbye to one of my students. She then told me how to correctly pronounce her name. I'd said it wrong all year. FML
Today, my mom called me by the wrong name. This isn't the first time. It wouldn't be so bad, except I'm her only kid. 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, I found out I've been misspelling my middle name for 25 years. FML
Today, my mom spelled my name with all lowercase letters. When I asked her why she wrote it like that, she got pissed and snapped back, "Capitals are for people who amount to something." 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 that I’ve been greeting a coworker by the wrong name for six weeks. The worst part? They never corrected me because they thought it was funny, especially because it turns out to be their mom's name. FML
Today, an old friend of my mom's yelled at me for "ignoring" her. I wasn't responding because she was getting my name wrong, so I assumed she was referring to someone else. FML
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Stealthninjaa 19
This FML seems incomplete... So what's your name, OP?
irisxrushford 3
maybe after 26 however many years you should figure out how to pronounce that shit
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Comments (42)
samimarie199 22
And I thought my last name was tough lol. Not only is it spelled weird but it's not pronounced the way it's spelled ? thanks op for making me feel better.
fabs1171 23
Me too!! I have a random J in my surname that is not pronounced. People struggle so much with it
RichardPencil 32
I’m so sorry, Bob!
Georgian_fml 15
my last name is tchampuridze, yeah try to pronounce that.
jocamo 24
cham-pure-i-źeh?
Duskyb 12
champ-pur-eedz?
Blizz18 14
John-son? Probably not correct, but I bet I'm close..
RichardPencil 32
I’d call you “Champ” and leave it at that.
Georgian_fml 15
youre right thats what most of the people just do
Ashley Beecher 8
t champ pure Ritz dies. nailed it.
mustangbravo 27
is it shampoo rides?
Stealthninjaa 19
This FML seems incomplete... So what's your name, OP?
irisxrushford 3
maybe after 26 however many years you should figure out how to pronounce that shit
littlefoott69 14
after 26 years! Just pronounce it your own way
VenuxCore5 16
decide on your own way of prononciation then.
ohsnapword 21
It's ah-nahn-ne-miss, duh.
EnvyMe33 26
Best response yet
rivenrock 14
And people should really know how to spell that.
LikeLegitness 21
Maybe you should just change your name so you won't be confused anymore
evilplatypus 39
Who cares how they pronounce it? It's YOUR name. Pick the pronunciation YOU like and stick to it. Ta-friggin-da!