“While the John Adams mix-up was embarrassing enough, I suddenly had a horrifying thought—this wasn’t the first time they had changed my name. For months before, they had set my phone name to…”

Have you ever sent an important email, only to find out later that something embarrassing went horribly wrong? Yeah… that happened to me. And let’s just say, it was presidentially awkward.

The Mysterious Email Name Change

Years ago, there was a setting on iPhones that let you change the name associated with your email. Whatever you typed in, that’s what people would see when you sent a message. Pretty straightforward, right? Well, my daughters figured this out before I did—and, being the little pranksters they are, they saw an opportunity.

At the time, we were in the middle of opening a store, so I was sending out a ton of business emails. Everything was running smoothly until one of my friends messaged me and asked, “Hey, why do your emails say they’re from ‘President John Adams’?”

Excuse me, what?

I had no idea what they were talking about. But sure enough, when I checked, every single email I had sent was proudly signed off by none other than President John Adams. Turns out, my daughters had been deep in a Hamilton phase and decided that I, their unsuspecting mother, should embody one of America’s founding fathers in all professional correspondence.

But It Gets Worse…

While the John Adams mix-up was embarrassing enough, I suddenly had a horrifying thought—this wasn’t the first time they had changed my name. For months before, they had set my phone name to Butt Liquor.

That’s right. Butt Liquor.

Which means there’s a very real possibility that I sent out countless emails under that name without even realizing it. And, honestly? That might explain why some people never replied.

Lesson Learned

Needless to say, I immediately fixed my email settings and made sure my daughters never had access to my phone again. But to this day, I still wonder—how many people out there received an email from “Butt Liquor” and just quietly decided to pretend it never happened?

If nothing else, I hope this serves as a warning: always check your email settings. And if you have kids? Maybe check twice.

Have you ever had an embarrassing tech fail like this? Let me know in the comments—I could use the reassurance that I’m not alone!