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[CinderAbby]

I just did . I seem to know a lot of people with the same name. My current janitor has the same name as my father, my old janitor, my uncle, a coworker at my other job, and the several sons of family friends. My current co worker at school has the same name as my milkman and one of the town workers I've been talking to lately. Abby's inclusion coordinator at school has the same name as my sister in law. Anyway, you get the picture.

Abby will be attending the ACCEPT summer program and the coordinator sent me an email asking about it. Since both she and my sister in law have the same name and end the email the same way, I just answered the email from the coordinator thinking it was Lenny's sister . There was nothing bad in it but I feel like an idiot basically telling her everything she already knew. I did send her a second email saying disregard the first but it doesn't make me feel any less than an idiot. Please tell me I'm not alone in doing this and that people laugh about it afterwards.

[manticorjenn]

Well, I haven't done it, but my travel agent sent me information for another of her clients that have the same name. Talk about confusion when I am not using her for my 20th Anniversary cruise and the email was in regards to a cruise.

All I can suggest is to keep a smile on your face and keep plugging along. All will work out in the end.

[Pris]

Not an email that I can recall, but I've far too often sent a text to the wrong person.

[Huntermom]

I have gotten emails for other attorney's with my same last name. In accordance with the rules of professional conduct, as soon as I understand the email is not intended for me, I destroy it and also let the sender know it was sent to the wrong address and was destroyed.

I have a similar name to two other attorneys in the state. I have gotten snail mail for one and actually a state payment for another.

I think as we rely on clicking one things, mistakes can be easily made.

[Jambo]

No, not emails, but I have sent 2 text messages to the wrong person. One time I told my DH that Dd and I were in the Dinosaur gift shop (at AK ) waiting for him and Ds. However, I sent it to my friend back in NC. I realized my mistake as soon as I sent it, so she and I had a little giggle.

[HiddenMickey]

I thought I was replying to a friend yesterday, but hit the wrong email and replied my answer to a clothing company instead.

[Teresa]

No. I have a very common last name, as does my sister. Our maiden name is/was also common. Many, many cousins, aunts, uncles, in-laws, and friends have the same or similar names. I've always been very cautious to send e-mails to the person they were intended.

I also only answer e-mails as a 'respond to this email' and not making a new one.

[CinderAbby]

I also only answer e-mails as a 'respond to this email' and not making a new one.

That's actually what I did - I hit reply. Unless I actually highlight the address bar, it doesn't give me the full email address so that combined with the fact that she only put her name, not her name plus all her contact info which she usually puts is where my confusion comes in. Even Abby's learning center teacher always puts her contact info (and she's been emailing me daily for the past two weeks and every day, I get all her contact info after her name).

Oops, oh well. Next time you know I'll check the address. Either that or answer with my ipad which gives me the address and not the person's first name.

[Thomhazel]

I was helping a friend plan a surprise 40th for her hubby.

I was sitting with her at lunch while we together texted a third friend about arrangements for his party and as she typed in the send box she put hubby and pressed send before I could stop her.

The really funny thing was he read it and still never clicked as to what was going on.

[rphstearns]

I've done this multiple times. Especially at work when all of my companies emails for our department start with RX then either a store number or other related term. it is so easy to send to the wrong store or person.

[Tara O'Hara]

Oh yes I have!!

I don't even know anyone with the same exact name and i have done that!! I've also called and texted the wrong person!! Fortunately, like you, it wasn't any super secret or juicy information, but it was still embarrassing!! I feel your pain, Darlene!

[wishes]

Not an email, but I've texted the wrong person once or twice. However, someone I thought was a friend texted a rude comment about me to another "friend". Yep, she sent it to me, instead. It was very upsetting, and needless to say, we are not friends anymore. She didn't even apologize... I am now always careful about what I say & to whom I say it, be it a text, email, or any other way...

[patclairesmom]

At work it's done all the time. Usually when you type in the first name it will bring up the person you usually email and you have to be careful to change it. There are also 3 Lisa's in my dept and 1 we share the 1st 3 letters of our last name so I'm sure you can imagine how many crossed emails we get. The fun part is wondering if you were suppose to get the email or not.

[Huntermom]

I use g mail and it sometimes will change the email address I am typing in. You have to be very careful. But Darlene, we all make mistakes and it sounds like no hard was caused so forgive yourself.

ONe of the big problems with pull down and click is it is so easy to accidently click the wrong choice. I'll be you'll never make the same mistake again. Darlene you seem to take mistakes very seriously and to take away a lesson from them. That's all any one can do (and many people never do).