Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Names...
I thought when parents named their children that's what they would be called, nicknames make come but it wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing. Well, I named my Gwennie - Gwendalin becuase I thought it was so very princessy and I thought she was beautiful and loved the name. As she has grown more and more people are calling her GWEN! I HATE THIS! I am ok with Gwendalin or Gwennie but do not at all like Gwen. It doesn't phase her and that's what matters, but I thought my vote counted....I am learning to just deal. It's not a battle I am willing to fight over and over. OH well....she's Gwendalin and Gwennie to me.
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I'm with you on that one. I named my son Will, but if anyone ever tries to call him Billy or Bill, I am ready to jump down their throat. Luckily, he doesn't like those names either, and he'll say so: "My name is WILL!".
I do the same thing. I don't like it if people call Melissa 'Missy.' I can't stand that name. I agree, the Mom has a big say- you should call the child by what the parents do.
Dood...I hate Gwen too! She's Gwennie!
She is Gwennie, forever and always. I sat next to a sister the other Sunday (when mom was here)... the lady was elderly and i'd not yet met her, so I said, "Hi" and "I'm new...etc" and she said, "I'm Gwen" and I said, "OH! I'll remember that, I have a niece named Gwendalin!" and she said, "Really? You don't hear that often, that's my name, Gwendalin." I said, "Well, we call my niece 'Gwennie.'" and she said, "Oh, my aunts use to call me 'Gwennie.'" ... that's a conversation your Gwennie will have in 60 years!!!
I think Gwen is an adorable name too.
But I understand because I had a few nicknames over the years. The only one my mother hated and cringed if someone called me that was Missy.
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