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Seriously?  You named your kid Christopher but get that upset if he is called Chris?  That was a bad name to choose if you don't like Chris.  It's too natural a nickname for anyone to think twice about using it.[/quote]

Christopher: Hi, my name is Christopher.
You: Hi, Chris.
Christopher: Actually, Christopher, please.

Now what do you do?[/quote]

NP here.  I try to remember, but if I am also trying to get a new school year started, it might not happen for awhile.  [/quote]

You can remember Chris but not Christopher?  BS.  Forgetting the whole name is one thing, but no way I'm buying that people remember Rick but not Richard, Tom but not Thomas, Etc.

That's the dilemma for him--he's 8, he really doesn't feel like he can tell his teacher EVERY DAY that he doesn't want to be called Chris.[/quote]

...psst: this is why you shouldn't have named him Christopher. If you've lived in the US for a long time, you would know that our culture is crazy for nicknames. It's a way to show affection and intimacy. Everyone calls you Elizabeth but I'm your sister so I call you Lizzie, that kind of thing.[/quote]

+1.  My cousin is an Elizabeth, never a nickname.  She also named her kids long, really commonly nicknamed classic names (similar to Benjamin, Christopher) and insists they be called the full names as well.  Someone accidentally calls the kid Ben because we know a zillion little Bens and SHE gets annoyed because we didn't stop to remember her preference in casual conversation.  It comes across as pretentious and insufferable.  Call the kid whatever you want and we'll do our best to follow your wishes, but don't get bent out of shape when people forget.  This is more about the parent's character and attitude towards others than the kid's name, IMO.[/quote]

Yes, all good points. Plus, nicknames sometimes just happen among friends.[/quote]

Just call her Chiara. Her friends will call her T-bone or Moose or Key-to-the-ara. Who knows.[/quote]

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