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
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I found out I was named after the woman my dad was having an affair on my mom with. FML
Today, I realized that in French, my name means "penis." This wouldn't be so bad if my dad wasn't fluent in French. 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 found out that the loving nickname my Chinese mother has been calling me my entire life essentially translates to "little retard". FML
Today, I discovered that my cool, unique first name translates to "unwanted" in Hindi. Both my parents studied abroad in India for five years. FML
Today, I found a necklace that my parents had made for me. While looking at it, I realized my parents had spelled my name wrong. FML
Today, I found out that I'm named after my dad's favourite drink. FML
Today, my father called me to ask what my middle name is. He apparently needed to know it to remove me out from his will. FML
Today, I learned that my parents' nickname for my fiancé is "dickwad." FML
Today, I found out that my 6-year-old son was named after my wife's "Favorite Uncle" because he might also be the father. FML
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Mirorbo 27
Fuhohohoho...and I thought Folly's name was cruel... I cannot see any reason why anyone could deserve this.
Jimboom 12
Prove em wrong kiddo... prove em wrong. ;-)
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mattrd_fml 31
what's your name?
LyricaSilvan 30
I think I'd feel worse if they knew. That would imply they realized the meaning and decided to go with it anyway, leaving the impression that is how they viewed me as their kid.