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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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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Zimmington 21
It'll get better OP I was forced to movevto Texas with my parents too but I'm sure you'll find great friends.
lilliannemo 7
Just introduce yourself as lily!
Neesalun 20
Why do you have to explain your name. Most people would have shortened it to people they meet to Lily...unless you secretly like the attention?
WolfyRescue 12
I promise we aren't so bad! There are plenty of people with odd names here, too. My mom teaches in a public high school, and she knows a girl named Rainbow and a girl named Athena.
sempiternal80816 9
Athena isn't that odd, ****. It was in a movie hoe.
how_to_implode 17
If she's going to school, teaches usually use your full name on the first day of class, as that's the way it appears in the system. Hopefully you can say something to the teachers before they introduce you. :P Also, I have a cousin who lives in Texas and it's actually quite nice.
isuckok 11
You guys may think its easy, but teachers usually introduce students with their full name. So she'll be Lilypad right off the bat.
noelleflores97 12
Texas is a great state. I think you'll like it here
tewchayyynnz 4
just shorten it and say Lily instead. plus lilypad is a rad name
greenbaybuddy 2
Thats a awesome name show it how lilly
strawberrywine22 30
I've never been to Texas and I really want to live there :D