1. When someone cracks the “Do you have a twin named Ashley?” joke within the first five minutes of meeting them.
2. When they ask if you’ve ever heard that joke before.
3. When someone asks if you were named after Mary-Kate Olsen.
4. When someone asks why you were named after “the anorexic one?”
4. When someone asks if they can call you “Mary-Kate and Ashley.”
5. When you meet people in loud settings, you always get the “MaryKay? Nice to meet you!”
6. And then subsequently, “MaryKay? Like the beauty products?”
7. When someone can’t wrap their brain around the fact that you have two names for a first name.
8. When you have to make it easier for someone and tell them they can just call you Mary or MK.
9. When someone assumes you spell your name like Mary-Kate.
10. When you realize who the only famous Mary-Kate is.
11. And how you actually feel about her.
12. So thank you Mary-Kate for the unwanted torment.