“His name is NOT Larlo A!”

[Anonymous]

Girl; I didn't read the entire thread but in 5th grade I was Jane* 5. Yes, Jane 5. Why? Because there were two Janes with the same last name initial so we all got numbers. And yes, My name is basic and I hate it. I love when people call me by my last name only...it's not a great last name but it's not Jane FFS.

*** my name is not jane but think 1970s....

[Anonymous]

The only time my kid gets annoyed at being called Larlo M is when Larlo C and Larlo E are not there! This happened on his baseball team this year. Larlos C and E play for a different team. Our coach is new and doesn't know the other Larlos, but because all of the kids call him Larlo M, coach does too! Honestly, he was annoyed for about 90 seconds and then moved on.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the fault of teacher if there’s more than one kids have same grist name in class so teacher call with last name initial to address them? You don’t need to care about the rude parent attitude.

Agreed. Parents need to get over themselves. I had 3 Abbys on year. Abby A, B, and C it was. It was an elementary and I am with these kids for 7 hours a day. We need to find a way to work together as a class that is efficient and effective. Mom needs to get over it.

You ask the kids what they want to be called. Some may have other nicknames, some may feel strongly about their name. Ours does for a specific reason.

Absolutely. If you’re lucky you get a class where one little girl goes by Abby, one is Abigail and the other Gail. What do you want the teacher to do if all 3 little girls want to be Abby???

Then, you call all three Abby.

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the fault of teacher if there’s more than one kids have same grist name in class so teacher call with last name initial to address them? You don’t need to care about the rude parent attitude.

Agreed. Parents need to get over themselves. I had 3 Abbys on year. Abby A, B, and C it was. It was an elementary and I am with these kids for 7 hours a day. We need to find a way to work together as a class that is efficient and effective. Mom needs to get over it.

You ask the kids what they want to be called. Some may have other nicknames, some may feel strongly about their name. Ours does for a specific reason.

Absolutely. If you’re lucky you get a class where one little girl goes by Abby, one is Abigail and the other Gail. What do you want the teacher to do if all 3 little girls want to be Abby???

You ask if they'd like to pick their own nickname. I have a common name and whenever I need an alternate name due to someone else having the same one, I go by my first and middle name together (my middle name is very short). I know other people who have a family nickname they would choose.

Is it really that hard to understand that a small child would feel a little hurt by this? Kids need to feel seen and recognized by the adults in their lives. This is so basic and I find it weird that so many teachers don't seem to get that. I know it's hard with lots of kids in class and so much on your plate, but it's such a simple thing.

You ask them but respect their wishes. My child has a specific name. The nickname for it is in another language. There is no American nickname. People constantly change my child's name to their preferred nickname and it really upsets my child. Mine will not respond to some who changes their name on purpose. Not all kids have nicknames or want to be called by one.

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the fault of teacher if there’s more than one kids have same grist name in class so teacher call with last name initial to address them? You don’t need to care about the rude parent attitude.

Agreed. Parents need to get over themselves. I had 3 Abbys on year. Abby A, B, and C it was. It was an elementary and I am with these kids for 7 hours a day. We need to find a way to work together as a class that is efficient and effective. Mom needs to get over it.

You ask the kids what they want to be called. Some may have other nicknames, some may feel strongly about their name. Ours does for a specific reason.

PP. You are ridiculous. Of course, I asked them. They don't have nicknames. They have already been called Abby (last initial) for years. I'll say it again, get over yourselves.

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the fault of teacher if there’s more than one kids have same grist name in class so teacher call with last name initial to address them? You don’t need to care about the rude parent attitude.

Agreed. Parents need to get over themselves. I had 3 Abbys on year. Abby A, B, and C it was. It was an elementary and I am with these kids for 7 hours a day. We need to find a way to work together as a class that is efficient and effective. Mom needs to get over it.

You ask the kids what they want to be called. Some may have other nicknames, some may feel strongly about their name. Ours does for a specific reason.

Absolutely. If you’re lucky you get a class where one little girl goes by Abby, one is Abigail and the other Gail. What do you want the teacher to do if all 3 little girls want to be Abby???

100%. I was the teacher that posted that example. None of them had the original name Abigail. Abby all around. Countary to what people read on these posts, teachers are not complete idiots They do talk to the students about what name they like to go by on the very first day of school.

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the fault of teacher if there’s more than one kids have same grist name in class so teacher call with last name initial to address them? You don’t need to care about the rude parent attitude.

Agreed. Parents need to get over themselves. I had 3 Abbys on year. Abby A, B, and C it was. It was an elementary and I am with these kids for 7 hours a day. We need to find a way to work together as a class that is efficient and effective. Mom needs to get over it.

You ask the kids what they want to be called. Some may have other nicknames, some may feel strongly about their name. Ours does for a specific reason.

Absolutely. If you’re lucky you get a class where one little girl goes by Abby, one is Abigail and the other Gail. What do you want the teacher to do if all 3 little girls want to be Abby???

You ask if they'd like to pick their own nickname. I have a common name and whenever I need an alternate name due to someone else having the same one, I go by my first and middle name together (my middle name is very short). I know other people who have a family nickname they would choose.

Is it really that hard to understand that a small child would feel a little hurt by this? Kids need to feel seen and recognized by the adults in their lives. This is so basic and I find it weird that so many teachers don't seem to get that. I know it's hard with lots of kids in class and so much on your plate, but it's such a simple thing.

What are you talking about? We do ask them. As you mentioned, it is basic, so we do it.

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the fault of teacher if there’s more than one kids have same grist name in class so teacher call with last name initial to address them? You don’t need to care about the rude parent attitude.

Agreed. Parents need to get over themselves. I had 3 Abbys on year. Abby A, B, and C it was. It was an elementary and I am with these kids for 7 hours a day. We need to find a way to work together as a class that is efficient and effective. Mom needs to get over it.

You ask the kids what they want to be called. Some may have other nicknames, some may feel strongly about their name. Ours does for a specific reason.

Absolutely. If you’re lucky you get a class where one little girl goes by Abby, one is Abigail and the other Gail. What do you want the teacher to do if all 3 little girls want to be Abby???

Then, you call all three Abby.

And what grade do you teach? obviously you have no idea how impractical that is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What’s the fault of teacher if there’s more than one kids have same grist name in class so teacher call with last name initial to address them? You don’t need to care about the rude parent attitude.

Agreed. Parents need to get over themselves. I had 3 Abbys on year. Abby A, B, and C it was. It was an elementary and I am with these kids for 7 hours a day. We need to find a way to work together as a class that is efficient and effective. Mom needs to get over it.

You ask the kids what they want to be called. Some may have other nicknames, some may feel strongly about their name. Ours does for a specific reason.

Absolutely. If you’re lucky you get a class where one little girl goes by Abby, one is Abigail and the other Gail. What do you want the teacher to do if all 3 little girls want to be Abby???

100%. I was the teacher that posted that example. None of them had the original name Abigail. Abby all around. Countary to what people read on these posts, teachers are not complete idiots They do talk to the students about what name they like to go by on the very first day of school.

Well, OP obviously didn't as it's become a big issue with this child. And yet, instead of learning the lesson of "oh, I need to talk to the kids about their preferred name the first day of school", the take-away is "dumb parents, screw the kids, no one cares what his name is anyway."

[Anonymous]

This is why back in the day there were so many Mary Catherine; Mary Elizabeth: Mary Ellen situations....the old Irish Catholics all named their daughters Mary so they all used double names.

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the fault of teacher if there’s more than one kids have same grist name in class so teacher call with last name initial to address them? You don’t need to care about the rude parent attitude.

Agreed. Parents need to get over themselves. I had 3 Abbys on year. Abby A, B, and C it was. It was an elementary and I am with these kids for 7 hours a day. We need to find a way to work together as a class that is efficient and effective. Mom needs to get over it.

You ask the kids what they want to be called. Some may have other nicknames, some may feel strongly about their name. Ours does for a specific reason.

Absolutely. If you’re lucky you get a class where one little girl goes by Abby, one is Abigail and the other Gail. What do you want the teacher to do if all 3 little girls want to be Abby???

Then, you call all three Abby.

And what grade do you teach? obviously you have no idea how impractical that is.

It might work in a traditional classroom where you can use eye contact or pointing to indicate who you are talking to but it definitely doesn't work virtually.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just call him Larlo. That's not a big deal one way or the other. It won't fix any problems but it won't cause them either.

Then the other parent will complain. Call them FirstName LastName if you have to. Kid and parent sound "special"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree you hit a never, and maybe it’s bothering the kid as well.

My sons teacher started calling him John P in kindergarten and all the kids laughed and made pee jokes. We kindly requested she call him John or John Lastname. Hopefully she didn’t mock me or him on a message board.

Did you TELL the teacher this was the issue? It sounds like the Larlo's mom has not explained what the issue is other than "his name is not Larlo A" and has not offered a solution that will help sort out the fact that there are two Larlos in the class, which is not helpful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son has a class with 5 Emma's.

I really appreciate that my child goes to a diverse school because this is super rare, although last year she had two Abduls, but one of them was a nickname for Abdulsalleh, so the teacher just called him by his full name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One of the reasons I will never name my child Charlie, Isabella, Sophie, Olivia, etc

Except those aren't the common names anymore. My kid had two Maeves in her class last year. In preschool, she had two girls named Emery. I believe there are two kids named Saoirse in her grade, even. And we don't live in a particularly Irish area.