Today, my mom called me by her favorite TV show character's name. Again. This is the eighth time this week. I'm an only child, and I'm 15. I thought she had my name down pat by now. FML
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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 four-year-old daughter called me by her mom's new boyfriend's name. Three different times. FML
Today, I heard someone calling my name. It was my neighbor. Turns out they named their dogs after my mother, my sister, and me. 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, my phone rang for the first time in four days. It was my mom. She dialed the wrong number. FML
Today, my boyfriend called me by his mother's name for the 100th time. I'm a guy. FML
Today, I had another phone call with my mother; she has rapid onset dementia, and never gets my name right anymore. Already terrible, but she consistently calls me by my abusive ex-partner’s name instead of my own, so I get double trauma. Obviously F her life, but also 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
Today, my dad called my by the family dog's name, and stared at me blankly as if struggling to remember my name when I was annoyed. FML
Today, I called my mother to say hi. She spent a whole hour and a half complaining about how I never call her, bawling and calling me "a waste of human flesh." I call her at least once a week. FML
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Miss_Chevious 37
Am I the only one wondering who's her favorite character?
jacobmc123 18
Start doing it back to her!
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Comments (55)
Death546 25
I swear I'm going to be calling my daughter clementine.
patte_fml 19
Mine mixes my name up to with her sisters. I'm 34, a boy and her only child. FOL.
Zombinosh77 11
I'm almost 39 and an only child and my mother can barely remember my age let alone my birthdate. Don't let it get to you OP :)
KryssLB 14
Well, I usually use someone else's name by accident when the person I'm talking to does something that subconsciously makes me think of them. So if she keeps calling you by her favourite character's name, and not, like, that annoying ex-boyfriend's name, then it's a good sign, I think. :)
VMS_24 9
My name is Sarah too
KxHoneyCombxP 24
my husband's mom named him after a soap opera doctor she thought was pretty sexy. how weird is that?
nawoee 8
I know that feel. My mom often calls me by my cousin's name or by her work friend's name and I am 23 and an only child too. Haha you just have to laugh about it!
Ilsontfous 3
Grow up Sheldon! Mommy loves you
romeonsingcross 15
My dad does the same thing. The only difference is that it is my actual name. He seriously named me after a tv character.
amandaveronica96 14
my mom mixes up me and my sister. we're not twins.