A woman who hates her "embarrassing" name is contemplating changing it altogether as she feels ashamed saying it out loud at work in front of customers. The female says she doesn't think her name is particularly odd and believes it's quite "normal, basic with a slightly unique spelling".
However, the woman says she has come to despise her name - but she isn't sure why she feels this way, the Mirror reports. Her hatred for it has gotten so bad that she is considering opting for a new nickname that she feels more comfortable with or simply changing her name altogether.
Taking to Reddit to seek some advice on the situation and eager to find out if anyone else can relate to her, the woman - who is named Rylee - wrote: "I'm not entirely sure why I don't like it. Is it normal to hate your own name? I'm so embarrassed to say it, and it feels awful when I say it, too.
"Wish I had another name like Crystal or even Katie. Greeting customers at my job sucks. My boss wants me to say 'hello welcome to [place name]! My name is Rylee, what can I get for you?' Whenever she's not around I skip the name part. I just hate saying it so much. It's so embarrassing and makes me feel stupid."
She added that she thinks her difficult relationship with her parents may be partly to blame as she said she's "definitely not keeping my last name when married".
Rylee questioned: "Do I just hate myself? Do I just wanna avoid this part of me as much as possible? Is it normal to feel this way over a name? I'm not sure. I've never met someone who felt the same way!"
Other Reddit users flocked to the comments to give their thoughts on the situation as many encouraged her to do what makes her happy. One person replied: "If you don't like it, you don't like it. Parents may be a bit offended, but if it makes you bristle every time someone uses it, change it."
Another user advised: "It's all about how you approach it, be nice, but be firm, even inject a bit of humour, offer a prize to the best suggestion from family and friends, even if you have already chosen one. It just gets them involved. My folks told me the names they considered for me, a couple were way better, you never know some of their other choices may resonate."
Somebody else commented: "It seems that you just don't wanna be associated with your family as a whole."
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