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There are identical twins out there whose parents confused one with the other and now they living their life with the name of the other sibling, never noticing because it doesn't make any difference. (feddit.de)
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[–] tacoface 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is super common though. I mix up my kids’ names on a daily basis, it’s not because I don’t know who they are or can’t tell them apart. They do think it’s hilarious when I mix them up with the chickens.

The common factor is that I am usually saying the same mindless stuff to my kids (and chickens), like “get down from there” or “move out of the way please” or “stop making so much noise”.

[–] EssentialCoffee@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I know a bunch of folks who do something similar regularly.

Heck, I've even done it from time to time.