ooooh I can actually help with this one! but not really. It helps if you move (thats the not helpful part). I stopped using my first name and started using my middle name (which no one knew) when I was 23, after switching schools. I just introduced myself as “Wakefield” instead of “Elizabeth”. Its weird when Im in…

I have a super common name for 80s babies in the US (Ashley), but my friends have always called me Ash. As an adult I moved to a Spanish-speaking country, with the unfortunate result that I was always being called “Ass” because the “sh” sound doesn’t exist in Spanish (some countries have an easier time pronouncing it…

I read Jezebel religiously (ha), but have never commented. However, this event permanently scarred my catholic-upbringing mind. Several years ago, I lived in a small, rainforest-surrounded town, and worked in a hotel. One of my coworkers was really into hitting on me by talking about Jesus, and one day he gave me a…