Anonymous
Post 02/06/2025 09:36     Subject: If your kid changed their first name in middle school....
Mine did because there were two other girls in her social circle with the same name. It lasted a few years, until they went to different high schools so it wasn't a problem anymore.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2025 09:25     Subject: If your kid changed their first name in middle school....
Every person I know who went by a nickname or their middle name never went by there first name even as an adult.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2025 09:20     Subject: If your kid changed their first name in middle school....
Kids do this? Aside from gender identity issues, I don’t know of any teens that have totally changed their name
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2025 09:01     Subject: If your kid changed their first name in middle school....
DC goes by a nickname socially with friends and at school, but family and longtime friends still use the real name. I don’t like the nickname and hope DC will tire of it, but I know that the more I say about it, the more DC is likely to dig in. Teenagers being teenagers and all.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2025 08:50     Subject: If your kid changed their first name in middle school....
I changed my name in middle school and never went back to the old name. I just didn't like my given name.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2025 08:48     Subject: If your kid changed their first name in middle school....
Dd now goes by a nickname of her middle name at school. Love her middle name but hate the new nickname. She lets us call her by her first name at home because she said it was “too weird” to have us call her by her middle/new name. In fact, everyone who know her by her first name continues to call her that. We’ll see if it continues into college or if she gets tired of constantly correcting people.

As someone who always went by their middle name, I don’t know why anyone would choose to, it’s so annoying!
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2025 07:37     Subject: Re:If your kid changed their first name in middle school....
Another no. It’s been 15 years now and we’re used to it.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2025 07:29     Subject: If your kid changed their first name in middle school....
Mine goes by one name at school but lets us call him another name. A few older friends still call him by his original nickname
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2025 22:40     Subject: If your kid changed their first name in middle school....
I've heard of kids going by a nn, or middle name, but are you talking about legally changing their name to something else?
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2025 22:38     Subject: If your kid changed their first name in middle school....
Is this due to changing genders or more like using a middle name?
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2025 19:11     Subject: If your kid changed their first name in middle school....
My son changed his first name to Furby
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2025 19:08     Subject: Re:If your kid changed their first name in middle school....
Nope. Mine is now in college and still goes by the new name. I love the new name more than the original name.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2025 18:25     Subject: If your kid changed their first name in middle school....
Anonymous wrote:Did they ever go back to their birth name? It's been 2.5 years here and while I call her the new name, I really miss the old name.


No. Same but it’s been 10+ years.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2025 17:41     Subject: If your kid changed their first name in middle school....
Anonymous wrote:Did they ever go back to their birth name? It's been 2.5 years here and while I call her the new name, I really miss the old name.


Ones we know who changed name either kept new name or changed to another different names, but didn’t go back.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2025 17:28     Subject: If your kid changed their first name in middle school....
Did they ever go back to their birth name? It's been 2.5 years here and while I call her the new name, I really miss the old name.