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HelpRe: Adults with "childish" nicknames
in reply to a message by Laslow
In general I think it's silly. I don't approve of grown men going by Billy or Bobby or Jimmy (Carter notwithstanding).
In my family, my brother was called Johnny as a child, but once an adult, he wanted to be called John. However, my sisters and I still call him Johnny because we can't think of him any other way. But at least everyone else calls him John.
OTOH, the name didn't seem an impediment to Johnny Carson and Johnny Cash.
And then sometimes leaving behind a childish nickname happens naturally. That's what happened with my sister Pamela. As a child, she was called Pammy. It just happened naturally that as she entered her teen years, we all started calling her Pam. I don't know why that didn't happen with Johnny also!
My sister Patricia was Patty as a child and has stayed Patty as an adult---never shortened to Pat. But for some reason, Patty doesn't seem childish the way Pammy does.
Wow this subject was more complicated than I thought it would be.
In my family, my brother was called Johnny as a child, but once an adult, he wanted to be called John. However, my sisters and I still call him Johnny because we can't think of him any other way. But at least everyone else calls him John.
OTOH, the name didn't seem an impediment to Johnny Carson and Johnny Cash.
And then sometimes leaving behind a childish nickname happens naturally. That's what happened with my sister Pamela. As a child, she was called Pammy. It just happened naturally that as she entered her teen years, we all started calling her Pam. I don't know why that didn't happen with Johnny also!
My sister Patricia was Patty as a child and has stayed Patty as an adult---never shortened to Pat. But for some reason, Patty doesn't seem childish the way Pammy does.
Wow this subject was more complicated than I thought it would be.
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