Would you be upset if DC (17) spelled your name incorrectly?

[Catnuzzle]

Just that, DD has filled a form in for her first job, and she's spelled my first name wrong. Think Ann instead of Anne. Would this bother you?

Seems like she just used a nickname as opposed to misspelling using your example? Maybe you need to tell her to use full names instead.

Filling in forms makes everyone write things they never normally would. My son at a similar age used my maiden name on a form - I was married before he was born, so god knows what came over him.

Are you literally my mother? I have a similar middle name and my mother cannot for the life of her reliably remember what she put on the birth certificate.

Luckily we both find it amusing rather than offensive. Her own parents had a longstanding disagreement over the pronunciation of her middle name so it's probably generational lack of angst.

Yes, I think I would be a little hurt if my adult son spelt my name wrong.

I sent out our wedding invites and spelt my FIL's name wrong 😬

Think along the lines of Alan, but I'd spelt it Allen. Birthday/Christmas cards from him always came as 'from Dad' and DH and I lived abroad for many years before I'd ever met him. He did feel the need to point it out which made be feel terrible.

I don’t think I would be bothered really but that might be because I don’t use it unless I have to (medical records etc).

Yes, my DC finds it funny too. I think it's because we dithered over the two spellings for ages before deciding. Then how often do you use a middle name, hardly ever.

Is it Clare,(Claire)?

I suppose it depends on the name and how frequently she sees it written down.

I’m moderately sure neither DC can spell DH’s name.. still neither can almost everyone we know given the Christmas cards we receive.

MIL had an Ann/Anne type name and I had to check it every time I wrote it, couldn't make it stick which it was (married 20 years...).

Yes. As someone who's name is routinely misspelled, I'd expect immediate family members to manage.

My older children have many skills and qualities, I don't really care if they can't spell my name, as long as they can spell their own.

There won't be many times theyve had to write it out and it's a name I have to spell to others as there are different spellings

Not a biggie for me

My DH of 25 years is not confident on the spelling of my name. I am more incredulous than miffed! It's quite funny.

My daughter is dyslexic, she often spells our names wrong. I don't care in the slightest.

I'd be concerned at their lack of attention to detail when completing a form. (Also flabbergasted that they spelled the name incorrectly, it's a very strange thing to do, assuming they are not sub-normal IQ.)

Just wouldn't bother me at all

I only hope one day your DD can be as perfect as you so you don't have to suffer such a mild annoyance at her hands.

Imagine making such a huge mistake like leaving a letter off of a word. The horror!

I get my mum and dads birthdays mixed up to this day and I’m 30 (they’re a day apart and I can never remember who is first. I think it’s my dad…)

Handwritten

My mother commented on my 51st year that she always thought I had brown eyes. I’ve only ever had green 🙄

I haven't said anything to her, but am I not allowed to have feelings?!

She is a very bright young lady. Suspected ADD (neurodiversity runs in the family).
It's probably just something that adds to the pile of 'not that interested in my mum' things.
She's been present many times when I've clarified spelling. It's an E before the Y type scenario.

I understand OP. I'm in the reverse situation - my mum often spells my name wrong. My name's a shortened version of my first name and there are a couple of ways to spell it but I've spelled it the most common way consistently since I was about 5 and I'm now in my mid-30s.

It miffs me because it just gives an air of "it's not important enough for me to remember". Whereas I feel it's pretty rude to spell someone's name wrong eg. in an email.

It would slightly annoy me as she is not paying attention to detail, which is important in job applications and life in general. I would believe it was a mistake rather than her not knowing your name spelling.

I find it annoying when people answering your email for instance where my name is spelled out in black and white in the signature and then says Hi Joanne instead of Joanna to give an example, lazy!

Yes absolutely. How can someone misspell their own mother's name? Shows lack of care.