Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Nannies nicknames for your kids?
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Anonymous
| When family and friends have specific nicknames for your children, does it bother you? Like Grandpa calls Larlo “Buck” and nanny calls Larla “Ladybug”? |
Anonymous
| Bugs me sometimes but nothing I would complain about. DH and I spent hours choosing DS’s name and love it - and between “the baby” and various nicknames, I never get to hear his name! |
Anonymous
| Nope. I think it is cute and makes my kids feel special. |
Anonymous
I should add my kids are 9 and 11 so they are regularly called by their name by their teachers, classmates, and friends. And the nicknames are a non-embarrassing. Relatives call out their nicknames during sports events and they don't mind. One family nickname for one of our kids is Bear- he was cute, could climb anything, feisty, and loved berries. One of his coaches heard his grandfather cheering for him and now calls him Bear too. |
Anonymous
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I think it’s sweet. What is even cuter is that 2 yr old DD is very specific that only nanny can call her one nickname and only DH cancall her another nickname.
My father was a big nickname guy. It did make people feel special. |
Anonymous
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I love it--it means there are people in the child's life that know them intimately enough to have nicknames.
DS is 4.5, and thinks it is SO FUNNY that one friend calls him a nickname. He talks about it constantly--it makes him feel super special. |
Anonymous
+1 My kid can reel off the nicknames that my mom calls her, and she loves it. If I use one of them, she says, "That's what grandma calls me!" I can't see why it would bother me--it's a sign of affection. Unless the kid doesn't like the nickname, this is just not an issue. |
Anonymous
| Its sweet and well intended. I roll my eyes at some, but it's just a sign of affection. I have ridiculous nick names for my kids...I don't like when someone uses one of those, but sure, go use your own as long as it's not inappropriate or something. |
Anonymous
I only bugs me for the people I don't like 
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Anonymous
| No, my dad has nicknames for my kids that he uses just once in awhile and I know he says them with love. They like it because it means something special between them. My grandfather and I had nicknames for each other and that was very special. Stupid names but special. |
Anonymous
My dad, too. 30 years later, my childhood friends were still reminiscing (in a good way) about the nicknames he gave them. |
Anonymous
| I think it’s sweet. The only exception is if someone is purposefully calling a child by a different name that the child doesn’t like - like calling my son Jimmy when he goes by James. But grandpa calling him Buddy etc in a loving way is fine. |
Anonymous
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I also think it’s very sweet that nanny calls your DD ladybug! I’m a nanny and she’s probably just doing it out of love. I call my charges by their names though.
My previous charges had their own nicknames that I eventually started using because MB would always say it. I also have a childhood nickname that my mom gave me because my sister couldn’t pronounce my name. My aunt introduced me to my previous MB so MB would call me that too and I wouldn’t mind. I say NBD as long as the children are okay with it too |
Anonymous
| My grandfather called me Squirt. He passed away 30 years ago. What I wouldn’t do to hear his voice say, “hey there Squirt.” Let ‘em have the nickname. |
Anonymous
+1 My grandfather called me "girl". I thought it was hilarious and still do! He passed away a few years ago and I think of him fondly, although I am not sure he knew my real name. . . |