We’ve all been called the wrong name at one time or another, but this woman’s story will make you question everything you’ve ever known about your moniker.
All of her life, Twitter user @Fizzygrrl has been mistakenly referred to as Heather, despite actually being named Summer. You might be thinking “so what?,” but when you read her truly bizarre tale, you’ll see why it went viral.
From doctors, to friends, and even her husband, Summer has lost count of the unrelated number of people who have accidentally called her Heather. So much so, she even made her own #NotHeather hashtag.
Folks. I am about to share the weirdest tale I’ve ever experienced, even by my high bar of weird.
A weird 37 years in the making.
Buckle up for the STORY TIME OF WHUT
— Summer Heacock (@Fizzygrrl) August 20, 2018
So. Ever since I was a kid, people accidentally call me Heather. It’s been a running joke for years. I even document the occurrences on the #NotHeather tag when I remember to.
It happens at least once a week.
— Summer Heacock (@Fizzygrrl) August 20, 2018
I can’t oversell the Heather thing. Doctors I’ve seen for years will slip and call me Heather. Friends. MY OWN HUSBAND HAS RECENTLY CALLED ME HEATHER.
— Summer Heacock (@Fizzygrrl) August 20, 2018
Since Summer’s surname is Heacock, you may be thinking that people are just mixing up her similar sounding last name with her first, but you’d be wrong. Heacock is her married name, and the whole Heather phenomenon well predates it.
And some of you will say that maybe it’s because of my last name and people glitch there.
But see, that’s my married name. People have been Heathering me since I was a wee little tot.
— Summer Heacock (@Fizzygrrl) August 20, 2018
Now, this is where things get weird. As a baby Summer was adopted, and one day decided to track down her biological family. Out of curiosity, she asked the adoption agency what her pre-adoption name was, but the file was sealed.
Now, I’m adopted. And before I went to live with my parents and was named Summer, I was in this like, baby-holding home and was given a random name instead of Baby 847.
I always joke the Heathering is the universe’s way of telling me that random name was Heather.
— Summer Heacock (@Fizzygrrl) August 20, 2018
Two weeks later, Summer receieved a Facebook message from a person asking if she was put for adoption in 1981. This led to Summer meeting her biological family, including her sister, brothers, and father.
Summer flew out to meet them, and during the visit, asked what her original name was.
Our second day together, I was like, “OH HEY DO YOU KNOW THE RANDOM BABY NAME????????”
They knew.
— Summer Heacock (@Fizzygrrl) August 20, 2018
You can see where this is going…
Guys. GUYS.
It. Was. HEATHER.
— Summer Heacock (@Fizzygrrl) August 20, 2018
Once upon a time, Summer really was a Heather.
The world is truly a very strange place.
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