"This is my daughter
Catherine, but she goes by Cricket. Say hello, Cricket!"
... something casual, but make it clear that she prefers/you prefer her to go by the nn.
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" i'd rather learn from one bird how to sing
than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance "
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This message was edited 7/24/2006, 9:27 AM