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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is still too young to really tell (under 2) because we aren’t in school yet but we introduce him as his nickname and every single person in his life knows him by that. I don’t see how preschool or school will be any different? I don’t think he will even know his full name before preschool because no one has ever called him it? I don’t know why there’s always haters on these threads. I grew up with plenty of Katherines called Katie, plenty of boys who went by middle names because first name was dad’s name (including my own brother), etc, and people with nicknames completely unrelated to their actual name like Trey or Tripp for the 3rd, and none of this was ever a problem?
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Well, as you know, once he goes to school it will be different because his full name will be on the rosters. Some teachers will forget to call him the nickname, so kids who have never met him will call him by the same name they hear the teacher calling him, and he will get tired of correcting people and decide he loves his full name. That's why my son is Joe at home and Joseph to everyone who met him after 1st grade. And Joey to a handful of folks who decided that's the appropriate nickname regardless of our preference.

It's not a problem for us. If it's a problem for your child he'll just have to be more vocal about his preference. [/quote]

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