Today, my family and I finished moving to Texas. As if that isn't bad enough, I'll have to introduce myself all over again to everyone I meet and explain that yes, my parents really did name me Lilypad. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I decided to pay a surprise visit to my family after I got some work leave. I drove over and knocked on the door, and a young couple answered. Apparently, my entire family decided to move to Texas, and didn't bother to tell me. FML
Today, I had to admit to everyone, including my cable guy, that I'm moving back in with my parents. FML
Today, I realized that since I was in elementary school, my friends, my workmates, and even my family, all call me accidentally by someone else's name instead of my actual name. I'm 30 years-old. FML
Today, I was so nervous introducing myself to my new team, I actually mispronounced my own name, badly, and now that’s how everyone refers to me, but again, I’m too nervous to correct anyone. It’s been a week already, so correcting them now would be extra weird. FML
Today, my in-laws moved in. FML
Today, my parents said that we're moving back to Los Angeles. I'm so fucking pissed off because in the couple of years since we moved to a tiny town, I've become a different person and love my new life. This is just completely undoing everything I've been through and they won't let me move in with my new best friend. FML
Today, my parents cut ties with me because I refused to drop out of college and move five states away with them for a "fresh start" after the deaths of my siblings. I basically lost my whole family in the span of just two months. FML
Today, I met my new roommate. She severely struggled with pronouncing my name, and decided that to save time and the effort, she's just going to call me what she thinks my name sounds like: Lube. FML
Today, I went to visit my parents after 4 years of not seeing them. They'd moved without telling me. FML
Today, I joined an impromptu work video meeting from a family vacation but forgot to change my display name from “Mom’s iPad.” For the entire hour, everyone called me “Mom” and I didn’t understand why they were calling me that. Once I realized what was going on, it was too late, so I’m officially “Mom” at work now. FML
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iluvpeanutbutter 22
Can't you just go by 'Lily' instead?
metallica_wins 20
Maybe you'll find your frog prince there.
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perdix 31
Once, I saw a cashier at McDonald's named Latrina. I asked if her sister was Toiletta and her brother was John. My Big Mac tasted liked boogers.
jodyl1 5
I am from Texas, and my real name is 'gender neutral', but most associate it with females (yet everyone else I've ever met with the same name is male). I know guys with girl's names like Lynn, Stacy, Tracy, LeAnn, Robin, and Regina. Parents may not think about the torment some kids get for their names, but in reality, even the most normal-named kids also get picked on. I say embrace your unique name, and embrace the change. [and yes, I am from Texas myself].
fatkidfalling 11
Just go by Lilly
kra1985 8
Every unique name is given to a unique person. Lilypad isnt to bad i have heard worse. My name is Kiri which no one ever pronounces right, i always get called Keri ! Enjoy your name! Or go by lily for short.
MediumSizedRock 11
Say your name is lily! :)
edanielleh 21
I like that name :) and lots of people have to explain their names. whenever i have to go up north I explain over and over again that yes, there is a hyphen in my name and it all counts as one name :)
jmac1811 9
you're not really anonymous
GemmaAnne 10
Were they high when it happen or what?
katina1236 20
I think that's a lovely name odd but cute. At least people will have a lasting impression of you.
Brendan_Budd 8
I just moved to Texas also and was forced to start over so your not alone:/