Anna, James, Dan and special guest Ella Al-Shamahi discuss unhealthy handshakes, pioneering pilots and Seattle’s favourite shrink.
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No Such Thing As The Handshake Police
Anna, James, Dan and special guest Ella Al-Shamahi discuss unhealthy handshakes, pioneering pilots and Seattle’s favourite shrink.
Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.
People Share the Best Examples They’ve Seen of “The Mandela Effect”
Certain things take hold on social media and capture the imagination of the public.
And even though the Mandela Effect has been around for a long time, it seems like it’s only in the past few years that it’s taken hold and reminded people of what this phenomenon is all about.
What’s the best example of the Mandela Effect that you know?
AskReddit users shared their thoughts.
1. Still kickin’!
“This is more of a personal one but for years I believed that Bob Barker was no longer hosting the Price is Right because he was dead.
I was very surprised to find out he is still alive.
I could have sworn I had memories of seeing some kind of memorial for him somewhere and my parents talking about how sad it was that he d**d.”
2. Name, please?
“My friend and I forgot a mutual friend’s name.
Independent of one another we thought it was Mark and had been referring to him as Mark for about two months.
His name was Dan.”
3. You’re not alone…
“Barenstein / Barenstain Bears.
Always thought it was EIN. In fact, I distinctly remember studying the letters as a child and learning that letter combination and that sound BECAUSE of those books.
I would reference that in my little brain whenever the sound combination would come up again to remember how to spell it.
I am not at peace with this spelling never having had existed.”
4. A false memory?
“In the Family Guy episode “Back To The Pilot”, Stewie and Brian are exploring the Family Guy world as it was during the pilot episode. When we see the blimp crash, Brian comments, “Whoa, crash-ahoy!” A callback to his earlier line, “Whoa, a**-ahoy!”
I recall hearing the “crash-ahoy” line in the pilot before this episode aired. Every time I have seen the pilot these days, it is never there. I could have sworn I heard it in the pilot a few times after “Back To The Pilot” aired, but as far as I can tell it never even existed until “Back To The Pilot”.
I have never seen it in the pilot again. I really wonder if anyone else remembers that line, or if it’s a false memory of some sort.”
5. Nope.
“I have really good autobiographical recall and I remember when Mandela d**d in the 1980s very clearly. I remember his funeral from tv. I remember things I did and people I talked to about it.
I even remember specific thoughts I had about his death around that time, so when I heard he died literally decades later I was so confused. I couldn’t remember hearing anything about him in the intervening years, so there was no reason for me to ever think I was wrong and he was alive.
This is the one that messes with my head so much.”
6. What’s the deal?
“I remember a time where everyone hated the Star Wars prequels and saw them as totally awful or at least under mediocrity.
Now everyone thinks they’re great.
I am so confused by this still.”
7. Not ringing a bell.
“The Manilow Effect:
Barry Manilow came out in 2016 but a sizable number of people remember that already happening much sooner.”
8. A different ending?
“I vividly remember that in the movie “In Bruges”.
Colin Farrel charecter gets a head shot and d**s and the movie ends. When I watched it again few months ago, the ending was totally different.
I just couldn’t understand what happened.”
9. The curly F.
“I remember that I as a kid was thinking, wow Ford got a new logo with that curly F.
I am 100% sure that the curly F was a new thing to me at that time.
Years later I find out that there is something called the Mandela Effect.”
10. Lady Liberty.
“One of the most kind blowing ones is that the Statue of Liberty was never on Ellis Island and tourists haven’t been allowed to up to the top for over 100 years.”
11. You’ve been living a lie.
“Rod Sterling vs Rod Serling.
The Twilight Zone has been my favorite tv show forever (to the point I want a tattoo for it) and I always thought his name was Rod Sterling.
Kinda made me love the show even more when I found out that my whole life was a lie.”
Okay, friends, now it’s your turn to talk.
In the comments, tell us about your experiences with the Mandela Effect.
We can’t wait to hear from you!
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People Share the Best Examples They’ve Seen of “The Mandela Effect”
Certain things take hold on social media and capture the imagination of the public.
And even though the Mandela Effect has been around for a long time, it seems like it’s only in the past few years that it’s taken hold and reminded people of what this phenomenon is all about.
What’s the best example of the Mandela Effect that you know?
AskReddit users shared their thoughts.
1. Still kickin’!
“This is more of a personal one but for years I believed that Bob Barker was no longer hosting the Price is Right because he was dead.
I was very surprised to find out he is still alive.
I could have sworn I had memories of seeing some kind of memorial for him somewhere and my parents talking about how sad it was that he d**d.”
2. Name, please?
“My friend and I forgot a mutual friend’s name.
Independent of one another we thought it was Mark and had been referring to him as Mark for about two months.
His name was Dan.”
3. You’re not alone…
“Barenstein / Barenstain Bears.
Always thought it was EIN. In fact, I distinctly remember studying the letters as a child and learning that letter combination and that sound BECAUSE of those books.
I would reference that in my little brain whenever the sound combination would come up again to remember how to spell it.
I am not at peace with this spelling never having had existed.”
4. A false memory?
“In the Family Guy episode “Back To The Pilot”, Stewie and Brian are exploring the Family Guy world as it was during the pilot episode. When we see the blimp crash, Brian comments, “Whoa, crash-ahoy!” A callback to his earlier line, “Whoa, a**-ahoy!”
I recall hearing the “crash-ahoy” line in the pilot before this episode aired. Every time I have seen the pilot these days, it is never there. I could have sworn I heard it in the pilot a few times after “Back To The Pilot” aired, but as far as I can tell it never even existed until “Back To The Pilot”.
I have never seen it in the pilot again. I really wonder if anyone else remembers that line, or if it’s a false memory of some sort.”
5. Nope.
“I have really good autobiographical recall and I remember when Mandela d**d in the 1980s very clearly. I remember his funeral from tv. I remember things I did and people I talked to about it.
I even remember specific thoughts I had about his death around that time, so when I heard he died literally decades later I was so confused. I couldn’t remember hearing anything about him in the intervening years, so there was no reason for me to ever think I was wrong and he was alive.
This is the one that messes with my head so much.”
6. What’s the deal?
“I remember a time where everyone hated the Star Wars prequels and saw them as totally awful or at least under mediocrity.
Now everyone thinks they’re great.
I am so confused by this still.”
7. Not ringing a bell.
“The Manilow Effect:
Barry Manilow came out in 2016 but a sizable number of people remember that already happening much sooner.”
8. A different ending?
“I vividly remember that in the movie “In Bruges”.
Colin Farrel charecter gets a head shot and d**s and the movie ends. When I watched it again few months ago, the ending was totally different.
I just couldn’t understand what happened.”
9. The curly F.
“I remember that I as a kid was thinking, wow Ford got a new logo with that curly F.
I am 100% sure that the curly F was a new thing to me at that time.
Years later I find out that there is something called the Mandela Effect.”
10. Lady Liberty.
“One of the most kind blowing ones is that the Statue of Liberty was never on Ellis Island and tourists haven’t been allowed to up to the top for over 100 years.”
11. You’ve been living a lie.
“Rod Sterling vs Rod Serling.
The Twilight Zone has been my favorite tv show forever (to the point I want a tattoo for it) and I always thought his name was Rod Sterling.
Kinda made me love the show even more when I found out that my whole life was a lie.”
Okay, friends, now it’s your turn to talk.
In the comments, tell us about your experiences with the Mandela Effect.
We can’t wait to hear from you!
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Check Out These Landscapes Painted on Garbage Found Discarded in the Wilderness
It’s hard for me to understand people throwing their trash onto the ground and leaving it there. Paper, glass, pieces of clothing – there are trash cans literally everywhere, and most of us have pockets or backpacks or our cars where we could store things until we get somewhere with a receptacle.
Clearly, there’s something I don’t understand, because there is tons and tons of trash littering the wilds of our beautiful planet on any given day.
Eco-artist Mariah Reading is bringing awareness to the issue while cleaning up, and transforming trash into something gorgeous besides – she paints landscapes of the spot where she found the garbage on the garbage, and the results, well…you really have to see them for yourself.
Here are 14 gorgeous landscapes painted so skillfully they blend right in – even though they never should have originally been there in the first place.
14. All on a single dropped bottle.
I never would have believed it was possible.
(@mariahreading)13. The colors on this are amazing.
It literally blends right in.
12. I don’t think rangers are supposed to drop their pins.
But this one was found and recycled, anyway.
11. Night and day.
Who knew trash could be so lovely?
10. Anything can be a canvas.
But I’m sorry she finds hers so easily.
9. Do you see a sandal?
If there were two I would buy these in a heartbeat!
8. That poor ponies.
That thing has some stories to tell.
7. Paint on a paintbrush.
It’s so blessedly meta.
6. Those boots never looked so good.
I guarantee it didn’t look that good before she found it.
5. I have no idea how she lines things up so well.
That’s some attention to detail.
4. The gloves are my favorite.
Like placing your hand right on nature.
3. It’s like a dream.
That vest never dreamed it could be so beautiful, I bet.
2. You don’t need to see the real thing.
Don’t let trash obscure the natural beauty, y’all.
1. This is one of my favorites.
The colors are stunning.
Amazing, isn’t it?
Do you think art like this can change the world? Tell us why or why not in the comments!
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Check Out These Landscapes Painted on Garbage Found Discarded in the Wilderness
It’s hard for me to understand people throwing their trash onto the ground and leaving it there. Paper, glass, pieces of clothing – there are trash cans literally everywhere, and most of us have pockets or backpacks or our cars where we could store things until we get somewhere with a receptacle.
Clearly, there’s something I don’t understand, because there is tons and tons of trash littering the wilds of our beautiful planet on any given day.
Eco-artist Mariah Reading is bringing awareness to the issue while cleaning up, and transforming trash into something gorgeous besides – she paints landscapes of the spot where she found the garbage on the garbage, and the results, well…you really have to see them for yourself.
Here are 14 gorgeous landscapes painted so skillfully they blend right in – even though they never should have originally been there in the first place.
14. All on a single dropped bottle.
I never would have believed it was possible.
13. The colors on this are amazing.
It literally blends right in.
12. I don’t think rangers are supposed to drop their pins.
But this one was found and recycled, anyway.
11. Night and day.
Who knew trash could be so lovely?
10. Anything can be a canvas.
But I’m sorry she finds hers so easily.
9. Do you see a sandal?
If there were two I would buy these in a heartbeat!
8. That poor ponies.
That thing has some stories to tell.
7. Paint on a paintbrush.
It’s so blessedly meta.
6. Those boots never looked so good.
I guarantee it didn’t look that good before she found it.
5. I have no idea how she lines things up so well.
That’s some attention to detail.
4. The gloves are my favorite.
Like placing your hand right on nature.
3. It’s like a dream.
That vest never dreamed it could be so beautiful, I bet.
2. You don’t need to see the real thing.
Don’t let trash obscure the natural beauty, y’all.
1. This is one of my favorites.
The colors are stunning.
Amazing, isn’t it?
Do you think art like this can change the world? Tell us why or why not in the comments!
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A Woman Asked if It’s Rude to Not Wear a Gifted Bikini Because She Doesn’t Shave Down There
If you’re an adult, I think those habits should be your business and no one else’s – not even a romantic partner’s, if we’re being completely honest.
When it comes to health and comfort, I am a crusader, y’all.
This woman received a bikini as a gift from her mother, but to wear it would mean changing her personal habits.
She and her mother have been at odds over her personal style for some time, so likely her mother knew that the gift was not going to be well received.
AITA for not wearing bikini that mom bought me?
For context, my (19F) mother (44F) has been trying to get me to dress more “s**y” for a while now but it’s just not my thing. I have told her this several times but her response is always the same. I need to start dressing s**y like girls my age, otherwise I will get bullied at university.
This is, of course, a load of bollocks. Not once have I been bullied for my “uns**y” fashion sense. Why would it start now?
She got me a super skimpy swimsuit for Christmas, which pissed me off to no end, but I decided to grin and bear it for the sake of avoiding an argument. I would quietly pack it away and let it gather dust. It’s not like I could wear it anyway as I keep a full bush and the set she got me doesn’t give enough coverage.
When OP decided not to wear her mother’s bikini on a beach trip, things came to a head. Her mother informed her that she needed to do more grooming, lest she be rejected by romantic partners in the future.
OP is sexually active and her boyfriend has no trouble with her choices, but she didn’t feel like discussing it all in front of her family – understandably so.
Recently, we were going on a trip to the beach and I picked my own bikini over my mother’s. She asked me why I wasn’t wearing the bikini she got me for Christmas. I said that I didn’t want to. She blew up at me and called me ungrateful. I told her she needs to listen to me more and not buy things on my behalf just because she likes them.
She asked me what was wrong with the set she got me. I told her that the bikini bottoms didn’t have enough coverage. She told me I need to shave more often but I stood my ground and told her that I like my pubic hair. She said that I need to change my attitude towards grooming or my boyfriend will break up with me.
I desperately wanted to tell her that I am sexually active (she just assumes that I am not because I am an introvert) and that my boyfriend loves my body the way it is but this argument was taking place in the hallway, with my brother (21M) and sister (23F) hearing every word, and I was humiliated enough as it was.
Her boyfriend and brother supported OP, but her sister thinks she should listen to their mom (and seems to agree with her opinions on grooming), so now she’s feeling conflicted.
I was angry and upset and needed to vent so I stormed off to my room and told them that I wasn’t going. My mother’s words really hurt and started to play on my mind, so I FaceTimed my boyfriend for some support. He was so sweet and reassuring. I was in tears when I rang and his lovely words really cheered me up.
I received two separate messages from my siblings. One from my brother asking if I was okay and one from my sister calling me a bitch and siding with our mother. She told me that she was only trying to help and that I would be wise to listen to our mother every once in a while rather than “constantly going against the grain”.
She then followed it up with a rather nasty “Word of advice regarding guys, nobody likes a hairy vag”.
I am so confused right now. My brother and my boyfriend seem to be on my side but my sister is pretty firmly on my mother’s.
Am I the asshole here?
Reddit, of course, is ready to weigh in.
The first comment was about her mother wanting her to “dress more sexy,” which is kind of odd, if you think about it.
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This woman’s advice was to refuse to discuss it at all.
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Proof that women have plenty of internalized misogyny of their own.
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If you want a guy’s point of view…
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Sadly, this woman is not alone.
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Y’all, I think we should all try harder to just mind our own business, don’t you think? I mean, it’s worth shot…
What are your thoughts on this? Have you had a similar experience? If so, share it with us in the comments!
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A Woman Asked if It’s Rude to Not Wear a Gifted Bikini Because She Doesn’t Shave Down There
If you’re an adult, I think those habits should be your business and no one else’s – not even a romantic partner’s, if we’re being completely honest.
When it comes to health and comfort, I am a crusader, y’all.
This woman received a bikini as a gift from her mother, but to wear it would mean changing her personal habits.
She and her mother have been at odds over her personal style for some time, so likely her mother knew that the gift was not going to be well received.
AITA for not wearing bikini that mom bought me?
For context, my (19F) mother (44F) has been trying to get me to dress more “s**y” for a while now but it’s just not my thing. I have told her this several times but her response is always the same. I need to start dressing s**y like girls my age, otherwise I will get bullied at university.
This is, of course, a load of bollocks. Not once have I been bullied for my “uns**y” fashion sense. Why would it start now?
She got me a super skimpy swimsuit for Christmas, which pissed me off to no end, but I decided to grin and bear it for the sake of avoiding an argument. I would quietly pack it away and let it gather dust. It’s not like I could wear it anyway as I keep a full bush and the set she got me doesn’t give enough coverage.
When OP decided not to wear her mother’s bikini on a beach trip, things came to a head. Her mother informed her that she needed to do more grooming, lest she be rejected by romantic partners in the future.
OP is sexually active and her boyfriend has no trouble with her choices, but she didn’t feel like discussing it all in front of her family – understandably so.
Recently, we were going on a trip to the beach and I picked my own bikini over my mother’s. She asked me why I wasn’t wearing the bikini she got me for Christmas. I said that I didn’t want to. She blew up at me and called me ungrateful. I told her she needs to listen to me more and not buy things on my behalf just because she likes them.
She asked me what was wrong with the set she got me. I told her that the bikini bottoms didn’t have enough coverage. She told me I need to shave more often but I stood my ground and told her that I like my pubic hair. She said that I need to change my attitude towards grooming or my boyfriend will break up with me.
I desperately wanted to tell her that I am sexually active (she just assumes that I am not because I am an introvert) and that my boyfriend loves my body the way it is but this argument was taking place in the hallway, with my brother (21M) and sister (23F) hearing every word, and I was humiliated enough as it was.
Her boyfriend and brother supported OP, but her sister thinks she should listen to their mom (and seems to agree with her opinions on grooming), so now she’s feeling conflicted.
I was angry and upset and needed to vent so I stormed off to my room and told them that I wasn’t going. My mother’s words really hurt and started to play on my mind, so I FaceTimed my boyfriend for some support. He was so sweet and reassuring. I was in tears when I rang and his lovely words really cheered me up.
I received two separate messages from my siblings. One from my brother asking if I was okay and one from my sister calling me a bitch and siding with our mother. She told me that she was only trying to help and that I would be wise to listen to our mother every once in a while rather than “constantly going against the grain”.
She then followed it up with a rather nasty “Word of advice regarding guys, nobody likes a hairy vag”.
I am so confused right now. My brother and my boyfriend seem to be on my side but my sister is pretty firmly on my mother’s.
Am I the asshole here?
Reddit, of course, is ready to weigh in.
The first comment was about her mother wanting her to “dress more sexy,” which is kind of odd, if you think about it.
Image Credit: Reddit
This woman’s advice was to refuse to discuss it at all.
Image Credit: Reddit
Proof that women have plenty of internalized misogyny of their own.
Image Credit: Reddit
If you want a guy’s point of view…
Image Credit: Reddit
Sadly, this woman is not alone.
Image Credit: Reddit
Y’all, I think we should all try harder to just mind our own business, don’t you think? I mean, it’s worth shot…
What are your thoughts on this? Have you had a similar experience? If so, share it with us in the comments!
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A New Mom Wonders If She Was Wrong to Give Her Baby Her Ex-Husband’s Name
For a lot of women, taking their new spouse’s name after marriage is understood, accepted, and even anticipated. More and more women are reconsidering what they see as an antiquated notion and deciding to keep their own names, even after marriage.
Whichever way you go, there are complications and little annoyances to deal with, all of which have to deal with physically changing your name, or correcting people when you don’t.
And that’s before we even get into the complication of divorce, which is what prompted this post on Reddit’s Am I The A$shole thread.
OP (Original Poster) was 19 when she married her high school sweetheart and took his last name. Their marriage ended shortly thereafter and she moved to another country to start over, but didn’t change her name.
The main reason for that (she says) is that her maiden name is hard to spell, hard to pronounce, and was given to her by an abusive father, so she saw no reason to jump through the hoops to change it back.
I (31f) got married very young, 19, to a guy who was also 19 at the time. We were high school sweethearts and unfortunately he fell in love with a coworker and left me for her about a year into our marriage. We divorced and I moved to an entire different country across the world to “restart”. One thing that I did keep from that marriage was his last name.
My dad was born in Russia (I was born and raised in the US) and my maiden name was 9 letters long and ridiculously hard/impossible to spell or pronounce for people. And to top it off my dad was extremely abusive and I ended up living with a friend from 14 till graduation because of his abuse. So I had no real attachments to my maiden name and it was only a burden.
Her ex’s name, by comparison, is not only easy to spell and pronounce, but in her new language, it has a meaning she enjoys.
My ex husband’s last name, now mine, has an amazingly simple impossible to pronounce wrong/misspell name that has an amazing meaning. Think along the lines of Love. It’s great! And works great in my new main language.
Recently she’s become pregnant – a welcome realization and addition to her happy life. She has a good job, pays for her own place, and is happily free.
The father does not want to be involved in any way and she says that she is fine with his decision. She plans to give the baby the last name she’s had for 13+ years.
Over the last year I found myself pregnant with a guy I had been seeing for some time but had a messy background with his ex. I have a great job that was pandemic proof and a lovely home I pay for myself. I’m really proud of the life I have built and I wasn’t sad to be pregnant especially since I wasn’t sure if it would happen for me and I always wanted kids.
Sadly, the guy decided he wanted to try and make his relationship with his ex. I am not going after him for any child support, as I don’t need it and he’s made it clear he doesn’t want anything to do with our baby.
Now I am planning to have my baby and to give my baby what has been my last name now for almost 13 years.
Then, her ex-husband, who she hadn’t spoken to in a decade, messaged her on Facebook.
Not sure how or when someone informed my ex husband about my pregnancy (I didn’t announce) but recently I opened a message from him on social media. I was shocked to say the least as I haven’t heard from in a decade.
He knew she was pregnant and wanted to know whether or not she was planning to give the baby “his” last name.
The point of his message was that he knew I was pregnant and he wanted to know if I planned on giving the baby “his” last name. I responded friendly and said that although I did get the name from marrying him that I felt like after all these years and being on a different continent then him, it was also mine.
I don’t think of him when I use it. I just think of who I am now.
When she said yes, he flipped out. He called her names, and their mutual old friends are all on his side.
Well he FLIPPED out. He wrote me scathing messages calling me “whore” and saying how he won’t stand for a “bastard” child to be sporting his last name. Now I’m getting messages from his girlfriend, his friends that we used to know in high school, and his random family members. All calling me names and telling me I’m a horrible person for using this last name on my child and even on myself.
They keep calling me “obsessed” and a “stalker”. It’s honestly so scary to open up any apps these days because I know a barrage of hateful messages will be waiting for me.
She feels like it’s her name, she never thinks about him, they haven’t spoken in a decade or more, so…is she wrong?
Let’s see what Reddit has to say, shall we?
The top comment points out that he’s the one being weird and stalker-ish, not her.
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And yeah, it’s not like he’s the only person in the world with that last name. Is he going to scream at all of them?
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Plain and simple.
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There seems to be a lot of moral finger pointing from a guy who cheated on his wife. Just sayin.
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Smash the patriarchy.
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I think this woman is strong and amazing and I wish her the best.
What are your thoughts? If you disagree with me (and the commenters) tell us why down in the comments!
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A New Mom Wonders If She Was Wrong to Give Her Baby Her Ex-Husband’s Name
For a lot of women, taking their new spouse’s name after marriage is understood, accepted, and even anticipated. More and more women are reconsidering what they see as an antiquated notion and deciding to keep their own names, even after marriage.
Whichever way you go, there are complications and little annoyances to deal with, all of which have to deal with physically changing your name, or correcting people when you don’t.
And that’s before we even get into the complication of divorce, which is what prompted this post on Reddit’s Am I The A$shole thread.
OP (Original Poster) was 19 when she married her high school sweetheart and took his last name. Their marriage ended shortly thereafter and she moved to another country to start over, but didn’t change her name.
The main reason for that (she says) is that her maiden name is hard to spell, hard to pronounce, and was given to her by an abusive father, so she saw no reason to jump through the hoops to change it back.
I (31f) got married very young, 19, to a guy who was also 19 at the time. We were high school sweethearts and unfortunately he fell in love with a coworker and left me for her about a year into our marriage. We divorced and I moved to an entire different country across the world to “restart”. One thing that I did keep from that marriage was his last name.
My dad was born in Russia (I was born and raised in the US) and my maiden name was 9 letters long and ridiculously hard/impossible to spell or pronounce for people. And to top it off my dad was extremely abusive and I ended up living with a friend from 14 till graduation because of his abuse. So I had no real attachments to my maiden name and it was only a burden.
Her ex’s name, by comparison, is not only easy to spell and pronounce, but in her new language, it has a meaning she enjoys.
My ex husband’s last name, now mine, has an amazingly simple impossible to pronounce wrong/misspell name that has an amazing meaning. Think along the lines of Love. It’s great! And works great in my new main language.
Recently she’s become pregnant – a welcome realization and addition to her happy life. She has a good job, pays for her own place, and is happily free.
The father does not want to be involved in any way and she says that she is fine with his decision. She plans to give the baby the last name she’s had for 13+ years.
Over the last year I found myself pregnant with a guy I had been seeing for some time but had a messy background with his ex. I have a great job that was pandemic proof and a lovely home I pay for myself. I’m really proud of the life I have built and I wasn’t sad to be pregnant especially since I wasn’t sure if it would happen for me and I always wanted kids.
Sadly, the guy decided he wanted to try and make his relationship with his ex. I am not going after him for any child support, as I don’t need it and he’s made it clear he doesn’t want anything to do with our baby.
Now I am planning to have my baby and to give my baby what has been my last name now for almost 13 years.
Then, her ex-husband, who she hadn’t spoken to in a decade, messaged her on Facebook.
Not sure how or when someone informed my ex husband about my pregnancy (I didn’t announce) but recently I opened a message from him on social media. I was shocked to say the least as I haven’t heard from in a decade.
He knew she was pregnant and wanted to know whether or not she was planning to give the baby “his” last name.
The point of his message was that he knew I was pregnant and he wanted to know if I planned on giving the baby “his” last name. I responded friendly and said that although I did get the name from marrying him that I felt like after all these years and being on a different continent then him, it was also mine.
I don’t think of him when I use it. I just think of who I am now.
When she said yes, he flipped out. He called her names, and their mutual old friends are all on his side.
Well he FLIPPED out. He wrote me scathing messages calling me “whore” and saying how he won’t stand for a “bastard” child to be sporting his last name. Now I’m getting messages from his girlfriend, his friends that we used to know in high school, and his random family members. All calling me names and telling me I’m a horrible person for using this last name on my child and even on myself.
They keep calling me “obsessed” and a “stalker”. It’s honestly so scary to open up any apps these days because I know a barrage of hateful messages will be waiting for me.
She feels like it’s her name, she never thinks about him, they haven’t spoken in a decade or more, so…is she wrong?
Let’s see what Reddit has to say, shall we?
The top comment points out that he’s the one being weird and stalker-ish, not her.
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And yeah, it’s not like he’s the only person in the world with that last name. Is he going to scream at all of them?
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Plain and simple.
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There seems to be a lot of moral finger pointing from a guy who cheated on his wife. Just sayin.
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Smash the patriarchy.
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I think this woman is strong and amazing and I wish her the best.
What are your thoughts? If you disagree with me (and the commenters) tell us why down in the comments!
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