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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We named our son Joshua, and many people call him josh. I hate joshie, something about it irritates me, and DH feels it's too cutesy for a boy. When I heard our nanny call him that I just told her we're fine with either joshua or josh but please not joshie, that neither of us like how that sounds. She said "oh, okay sorry," and we all moved on with life. She calls him Josh or J-Man which is fine with us.

She didn't quit, nobody is bitter, she's been with us four years. If you don't like something, just ask that your nanny stops and if possible offer alternatives.[/quote]

You do understand that yours in a completely different situation, don't you?  OP's nanny has a name completely unrelated to the charge's actual name and is a nickname from something he did or looked like when he was a newborn.  Only she calls him that name.  Would you really have a problem if your nanny called your Joshua "Bear" and had been calling him that for over a year?

Also understand that you will have NO control over what other kids call your son at school or what he decides to call himself.  We named our DD Rose and both DH and I didn't care for Rosie.  So what does DD start calling herself at four?  Rosie.

OP is having trouble with the closeness between her child and the nanny -- I doubt this has anything to do with the actual name or OP would have said something about it a year ago.  [/quote]

It's not different at all. If Joshie's nanny started calling him "Bear" and the mom didn't like it she could ask her to stop that one also.[/quote]

It is different. And, it's too late. If you don't like a nickname, you need to ask her to stop before it becomes a real term of endearment, and a habit. [/quote]

NP here and I see the vast difference and the real issue here.  OP didn't have a problem with the nanny's nickname until recently...  What happened?  My guess is that little Bear is clearly very close to his nanny now that he is more mobile and expressive about it and that is what bothers OP.  It is hard to see a newborn's attachment to his nanny but very easy to see a 1.5 year old's attachment.

You should let it go, OP.  And be happy.  I see so many nannies who ignore their charges and do the bare minimum.  They wouldn't come up with a term of endearment because they simply don't care enough.  [/quote]

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