tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548491102520849315.post4204019603113210688..comments2023-07-16T07:16:50.826-07:00Comments on A Mom Two Boys: You Never Even Call Me by My Name- A Guest BlogA Mom Two Boyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14488177415635805201noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548491102520849315.post-72473360531867567332008-02-11T20:48:00.000-08:002008-02-11T20:48:00.000-08:00First, love the pictures!!!Next - my nickname came...First, love the pictures!!!<BR/><BR/>Next - my nickname came not from my own name, but from the name I would have been called had I been a boy. Which then got shortened even further, to just Z. So? Nicknames? Can be random.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607474600318564658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548491102520849315.post-168457528683633952008-02-11T17:08:00.000-08:002008-02-11T17:08:00.000-08:00Thank you so much, everyone!! I hadn't really tho...Thank you so much, everyone!! I hadn't really thought about a different nickname emerging, but that is an excellent point. I wanted to call her "Tootsie Farklepants" but that name is already taken!!<BR/><BR/>Now I'm even more torn because you've convinced me that the nickname doesn't matter and I have to look at the first names in a whole now light!<BR/><BR/>I am certain that Meg (who I used to call "Meghan," by the way) will keep you all up to date. I knew I could count on you, loyal readers!Quarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494851842360729155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548491102520849315.post-34305189987797864162008-02-11T13:07:00.000-08:002008-02-11T13:07:00.000-08:00I think that the nickname will reveal itself after...I think that the nickname will reveal itself after the baby is born. :)And you can see what her personality is likeJCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04582581376724478366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548491102520849315.post-75087511983008793612008-02-11T08:25:00.000-08:002008-02-11T08:25:00.000-08:00Nicknames are fun. My kids have nicknames and I ev...Nicknames are fun. My kids have nicknames and I even find myself calling them that. It's because I hear it so often. They even have a nickname for me. Although it's embarrassing so I won't tell it here.<BR/><BR/>They heard their father say it way to much!<BR/><BR/>(Thanks Honey)<BR/><BR/><BR/>JillianBe Inspired Alwayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05933452010100111070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548491102520849315.post-78376350599621123992008-02-10T22:21:00.000-08:002008-02-10T22:21:00.000-08:00My mother chose my name thinking there'd be no nic...My mother chose my name thinking there'd be no nickname. But there is and everyone but her uses it. LOL!Tootsie Farklepantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336671002327112885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548491102520849315.post-56357989487265109562008-02-10T20:46:00.000-08:002008-02-10T20:46:00.000-08:00I am glad you are thinking about this because I al...I am glad you are thinking about this because I always felt cheated that I didn't have a nickname growing up except for "Hall" which really is more of a connection between rooms then a nickname. I will have to agree with loralee about choosing a random nickname that you like to call her that doesn't reflect her real name or choose a middle name that has a nickname you like? I don't know...the whole world of GIRL is foreign to me!Texashollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982077447405220888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548491102520849315.post-15121407130402496472008-02-10T18:30:00.000-08:002008-02-10T18:30:00.000-08:00Being a nickname myself (and having tried, unsucce...Being a nickname myself (and having tried, unsuccessfully, to switch to the more formal, professional "Rebecca" when I started working), I have mixed feelings on this. Obviously child #1, Sarah, is just Sarah - no nicknames there. Andrew, on the other hand, has about sixty different nicknames (okay, two main ones - Andy and Drew), but we are determined to keep it Andrew until he's old enough to come up with something else (this in spite of my father-in-law's best efforts to refer to him as "Drew" since the day he was born).<BR/><BR/>We went round and round and round about a girl's name for #2 - obviously a lot of wasted effort. We decided on the middle name first - Ruth, in honor of Dennis's late grandmother. Nice, right, but try finding a first name that works with it. We decided on Katherine, but would have called her Kate. The whole time we had this discussion, I wanted to just name her "Kate" but "Kate Ruth" sounds stupid (apologies to any Kate Ruths out there).<BR/><BR/>So, no real advice - just good luck! But if you name her Rebecca, please just call her Rebecca and let her (or her friends) shorten it later in life if she wants to. It's sometimes hard to be taken seriously as a Becky.<BR/><BR/>(BTW - Meg - the word verification I have to type for this post is "rlshtlds" - all I can think of in light of all of your poop-related posts is "real sh++ loads." Thanks.)Rebeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08031942867973247724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548491102520849315.post-73554170677864023942008-02-10T17:39:00.000-08:002008-02-10T17:39:00.000-08:00Grandpa also nicknamed Eric. He used to call him ...Grandpa also nicknamed Eric. He used to call him "Big E". To this day, all of Eric's friends call him "E".<BR/>No matter what you name your baby, a nickname will emerge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548491102520849315.post-40832790870100234782008-02-10T16:16:00.000-08:002008-02-10T16:16:00.000-08:00I'm with Grandmaother - tell us and we'll tell you...I'm with Grandmaother - tell us and we'll tell you which one we like best. Just for you, I'll even make it a poll on this here very popular blog. See how generous I am?<BR/><BR/>My other question, since I'm pretty sure you won't go with my above suggestion, is this:<BR/>Do you still like that name best, without a nickname possibility, above the nicknamed other ones? Does that make any sense? <BR/>See why I let you blog today and kept myself out of it?A Mom Two Boyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14488177415635805201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548491102520849315.post-15119123840137147382008-02-10T15:58:00.000-08:002008-02-10T15:58:00.000-08:00You could always call her a completely different n...You could always call her a completely different nickname, you know. One that has nothing to do with her name.<BR/><BR/>I come from a family that nicknames EVERYTHING. I have a James a Christopher and a Matthew. I am absolutely RIGID that their names not be shortened at school. <BR/><BR/>But? They all have nicknames. They just don't have anything to do with our names. Sometimes it sticks outside of family, sometimes not.<BR/><BR/>If I ever get a little girl? I've always wanted her nickname to be "Flip" (It's a long story Basically, I think it's cute.)<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't not choose a name just because it can't be shortened.Loralee Choatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055102094371755499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1548491102520849315.post-36220945729843186012008-02-10T15:02:00.000-08:002008-02-10T15:02:00.000-08:00Why don't you just tell me the three names and I'l...Why don't you just tell me the three names and I'll pick the best one?!<BR/>Anything to help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com