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Who decides a child's nickname (not referring to pet names, only nicknames)? The parents/siblings or the child himself.
~Well, family members did with my children.
Promise -> Missi came from me simply noticing that "mis" was in the name. Fun nn!
Keraden -> Keren (pro. like Kiran) because almost no one has ever heard of Keraden and Kera wouldn't be a boy's nn. So Keren it became!
Escapade -> Essie was James's choice to call her. It was under conditions that I could name her Escapade if he could call her Essie. I didn't argue my love for Essa anymore.
Treasure -> Azure, as I was complaining about her needing a nn and my sister decided this one worked fine. I wasn't happy with the Z at first, but since viewing my other options, I decided this one was the best of them. From there it's morphed in Zura though and I call her that more than Azure.
Harmony -> Mona (pro. like Monna) came from mostly Ciarda's searches of nicknames because I'm a nn kind of girl. I nn most everyone and then call them by their full name (It's a naming curse I have). Mona was just cuter than Hary or Rony or anything else they could come up with. We've also taken to calling her Hummy.

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When usually is the nickname decided upon? Birth or before child can talk, or when child decides it himself?
~Well, Missi, Keren, Essie, and Mona were all nicknamed before they were born, but Azure wasn't nicknamed until she was late 3/early 4-ish. hehe.

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Where do you live?
~Salty Myrtle Beach, SC. Nothing fun.

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-Seda*

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~The Kelley Episodes~

Seda: Has anyone seen the telephone?
Promise: *points to receiver* Maybe someone needs to find a way to attach it to this thing so it won't get lost.
Seda: *shakes head* Maybe we are becoming stupider with time.