Embarrassed myself on FB

lifeonthehill · October 2013

Today on FB a woman I know just had her first grandchild. I know by word of MOUTH that the baby was going to be named Alicia and when I went to congratulate her I simply wrote... "Congratulations on baby Alicia!"

She quickly corrected me... "Thank you so much! Her name is spelled Aleighsha BTW.

I quickly changed my comment to just plain ol' congratulations and felt like a fool for assuming any name would ever be spelled correctly. How is a spelling like this even thought of?

Dear Lord.

BlessedMomma07 · October 2013

:-O
All I can think of is how that poor little girl is going to feel in kindergarten when she has to learn how to spell/write her name!

evaazalea · October 2013

Lol I would not have changed my comment or feel bad I would respond with 'oh...' That's just terrible.

Excitedmum35 · October 2013

Totes not your fault!!! Idiots!! Ha ha

Mrs.G123 · October 2013

That spelling makes my eyes bleed.

stahlop · October 2013

As a teacher, this makes me cringe.

mh89 · October 2013

I don't think you should feel embarrassed. You were just helping prepare that child's family for a lifetime of correcting the spelling of their daughters name lol.

Irishcurls · October 2013

Kimbus22 said:

You are not the person in this story who should feel embarrassed.

Haha my thoughts exactly. I literally cringed at my desk when I read Gma's reply.

NerdyLucy · October 2013

This is one of those names that, when I hear it, I never know how it's going to be spelled.

Growing up, I knew a girl or girls named

Alisha

Alesha

Elisha

Alicia

Alecia

All were pronounced the same.

I don't think these are as bad as Aleighsha, but inconsistencies still confuse me.

ETA: I think there was an Aleesha too. Eek.

bvanosten · October 2013

Maybe enough people will make the same mistake in the next week that they'll change the name to a more conventional spelling before it's set in stone!

Scarlett&Gatsby · October 2013

Never feel embarrassed for spelling something the right way.

nittanyllama · October 2013

Big huge yuck. Not your fault!

vulpini · October 2013

No, the kid's parents embarrassed themselves, not you.

WashingtonQueen · October 2013

Well, that's ok! You just popped their "no, it's actually spelled...." cherry. Feel proud! It will happen another billion times in that kids' life.

BrittRN+ · October 2013

Oh my. That is one unattractive spelling..

rbtrumpet · October 2013

Kimbus22 said:

You are not the person in this story who should feel embarrassed.

This was my first thought too. I would have left my comment up because she's the one who looks ridiculous!

thetheisens · October 2013

I have a FB friend that corrects everyone because it's Paislley, with two l's not one. Annoying. That spelling of Alicia is atrocious. Yuck.

neverblushed · October 2013

I don't think you're the one who should be embarrassed in this situation....

Linnea503 · October 2013

Poor baby. You did nothing wrong to assume they would spell her name correctly.

msmerymac · October 2013

9 letters? Is there a competition to see who can come up with the longest, most unnecessary spelling of Alicia? Jeez.

NerdyLucy · October 2013

thetheisens said:

I have a FB friend that corrects everyone because it's Paislley, with two l's not one. Annoying. That spelling of Alicia is atrocious. Yuck.

:-O