Kids: Today, I had to dig up my twin boys birth certificates for baseball...

By beekeke45 - 25/06/2011 13:39 - United States

Today, I had to dig up my twin boys birth certificates for baseball registration. Turns out I had been calling both of them by the other twin's name for eight and a half years. FML

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By somefamily - 26/04/2012 07:11 - United States - Wayne

Today, I found out that I've been calling my boyfriend's dad by the wrong name for the past two years. No one had told me sooner because they liked laughing at me for it when I wasn't around. FML

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Unforgettable

By Edward - 09/12/2021 13:59

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

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By Mia - 28/07/2013 06:18 - United States - Laurel

Today, I was mistaken for my twin brother twice. This probably wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't a girl. FML

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Let him cook

By Anonymous - 30/01/2023 12:00

Today, I realized that I've been using the wrong name for a coworker for the past 6 months. I just found out their real name when I saw their name tag. FML

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Birth certificate

By figures - 29/11/2009 01:53 - United States

Today, I found out I've been misspelling my middle name for 25 years. FML

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By uselessdad - 07/09/2010 23:48 - Singapore

Today, I came home to my wife crying. She had mixed up our newborn twin girls and couldn't tell which was which. I looked at the girls. Neither could I. FML

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By Ben - 18/06/2011 15:34 - United States

Today, I found out that my eight year old son is actually my nephew. FML

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Twin issues

By Anonymous - 26/12/2022 09:00

Today, I got an X-ray and the nurse happened to mention the old break in my leg. Mom always said it was my twin brother who'd broken his leg. Can you see where this is going? I have now confirmed that at some point mom mixed me and my brother up, so we’ve being using each other’s names for 35 years FML

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By Twinner - 20/10/2009 19:03 - Canada

Today, I learned that being a twin really isn't that cool. After laughing at my twin brother for getting a speeding ticket he turns to me and says "It's not mine." Confused, I look at the ticket and see my name. He used my license. FML

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Deception

By Anonymous - 16/05/2024 23:00 - United States - St Louis

Today, I found out that my parents have been lying about my birthday. Now it makes sense how they "lost the birth certificate" or how many photos of me as a baby are dated before I was actually supposed to be born, because "the camera must've glitched, we must've confused the date we wrote in the back of that card." FML

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jshsmith1995 0

Saturday 25 June 2011 19:48

how would finding their birth certificates help distinguish their names?

sourkrout94 0

Saturday 25 June 2011 19:47

hahah way to go..

Comments

14natasha97 0

Sunday 26 June 2011 4:57

what parent doesn't know what their childrens names are?

LilaBear 1

Sunday 26 June 2011 5:25

How do the birth certificates determine which twin has which name? Every birth certificate I've ever seen just lists the baby's name, DOB, place of birth, parents' names, DOB, jobs, address etc... no identifying characteristics of the baby to describe actually which person the birth certificate applies to.

jadejazmyn 5

Sunday 26 June 2011 5:36

Aye don't feel bad I'd have done the same thing mistakenly lol.

pleasuresforyou 0

Sunday 26 June 2011 5:52

if the birth certificates made that much of a difference why didn't they make a difference when you had to use them to enroll the twins in school?

deefan101 11

Sunday 26 June 2011 5:57

how the hell can you not know their right names!? epic fail OP! YDI

izok777 2

Sunday 26 June 2011 6:05

great mom u r huh?

apegirl907 0

Sunday 26 June 2011 6:07

way to be an involved parent..

RomanBeauty 0

Sunday 26 June 2011 6:08

that's fantastically awesome mrs weasely!!!!

SullivanDorsey 0

Sunday 26 June 2011 6:21

Poor kids arent even in high school and there gonna have an identity crisis

Duojet 2

Sunday 26 June 2011 6:30

Plenty of people don't go by their birth name. If it's really a big deal it isn't hard to change their names. Also, I'm willing to bet that she stumbled on some other papers that made her realize her mistake while looking for the certificates.