Comments on: Name Calling http://slackermama.com/2008/01/22/name-calling/ making little kids cry since 1999 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:13:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Toni http://slackermama.com/2008/01/22/name-calling/#comment-8831 Toni Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:50:02 +0000 http://slackermama.com/2008/01/22/name-calling/#comment-8831 We called my daughter bird (mouth always open for food), claire (middle name), hannah belle (first name and I don't know why), and a bunch of others my sleep deprived mind cannot recall. It started right off with the baby, too. He was "The Boy" for months 'cause I couldn't call him by his name, which coincidentally is William "WIll", too. We call him Monster, Puppy, Willie, Bub, dude and Brother. I never had a nickname and think it is such a cute, family thing to do.... We called my daughter bird (mouth always open for food), claire (middle name), hannah belle (first name and I don’t know why), and a bunch of others my sleep deprived mind cannot recall. It started right off with the baby, too. He was “The Boy” for months ’cause I couldn’t call him by his name, which coincidentally is William “WIll”, too. We call him Monster, Puppy, Willie, Bub, dude and Brother. I never had a nickname and think it is such a cute, family thing to do….

]]> By: Michelle http://slackermama.com/2008/01/22/name-calling/#comment-8830 Michelle Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:34:12 +0000 http://slackermama.com/2008/01/22/name-calling/#comment-8830 When I was pregnant, before we knew gender, we called the baby "junior". Then after Elizabeth was born, Paul started calling her "little bit", which is the one that seems to have stuck. When I was pregnant, before we knew gender, we called the baby “junior”. Then after Elizabeth was born, Paul started calling her “little bit”, which is the one that seems to have stuck.

]]> By: mojavi http://slackermama.com/2008/01/22/name-calling/#comment-8829 mojavi Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:51:21 +0000 http://slackermama.com/2008/01/22/name-calling/#comment-8829 before kya was born... we called her HOMER! Once she was born I totally forgot about it! We did call her spider monkey for a while... but nothing seems to stick. before kya was born… we called her HOMER! Once she was born I totally forgot about it! We did call her spider monkey for a while… but nothing seems to stick.

]]> By: Pocklock http://slackermama.com/2008/01/22/name-calling/#comment-8828 Pocklock Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:25:25 +0000 http://slackermama.com/2008/01/22/name-calling/#comment-8828 When I was born (at a whopping 10lbs 4ozs), my mother couldn't keep up with feedings as I wanted to nurse ALL. THE. TIME. She started calling me Hoover. It stuck until I was about 15 and she said it in front of my friends and fragile teenage ego. I spun around like a typical teenager and demanded that she never call me that again. I regret it to this day. Nicknames really are awesome and so special when they're coined from something only your family can appreciate. (I love Pocket Monkey!) When I was born (at a whopping 10lbs 4ozs), my mother couldn’t keep up with feedings as I wanted to nurse ALL. THE. TIME. She started calling me Hoover. It stuck until I was about 15 and she said it in front of my friends and fragile teenage ego. I spun around like a typical teenager and demanded that she never call me that again.

I regret it to this day. Nicknames really are awesome and so special when they’re coined from something only your family can appreciate.

(I love Pocket Monkey!)

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