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12-11-2012 at 5:10 PM
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My Mom = Insane

My Mom has a thing with kids names she doesn't "like"

one of my cousins has a "unique" name, but she calls him "George" and he hates it. My Mom just told me she's calling my baby "Jack" even though his name is going to be Sawyer. She said "everyone needs a nickname" (well, we already have a Jaxon in the family, so we don't really need 2 jacks and 2ndly, his name is SAWYER!)

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UPDATE: I have sinced talked to her and she agreed she won't call him "Jack"

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12-11-2012 at 5:13 PM
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It cracks me up when people think of nicknames before the baby is born. And why not choose an actual "nickname" like...Butch or Peanut or something...lol I'd say "just tell her how it is" but...if she's like my mom, that would do literally no good!

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12-11-2012 at 5:15 PM
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It cracks me up when people think of nicknames before the baby is born. And why not choose an actual "nickname" like...Butch or Peanut or something...lol I'd say "just tell her how it is" but...if she's like my mom, that would do literally no good!

exactly, it won't do any good. 

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12-11-2012 at 5:20 PM
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That would piss the crap out of me. >.< 

 
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12-11-2012 at 5:37 PM
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You need to firmly (and with respect) set your mother straight.  Explain to her that your son's name is NOT Jack.  She will not call him Jack...and whether or not she 'likes' the name you pick is irrelevent....you are his mother--his name is Sawyer.
 
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12-11-2012 at 5:55 PM
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And on what planet is Jack a nickname for Sawyer?  That doesn't even make sense.
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12-11-2012 at 5:59 PM
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JSS1002:
And on what planet is Jack a nickname for Sawyer?  That doesn't even make sense.

same planet she calls my cousin George even tho its not anywhere close to his real name. she just does it to ppl. 

 

BUT I have since talked to her and she agreed not to call him that anymore

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12-11-2012 at 6:02 PM
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Then you get to make up a name for her! Instead of "Mom" she can now officially be known as "Lady Yum Yum" or something equally ridiculous that will tick her off. 
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12-11-2012 at 6:10 PM
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Kota26:
Then you get to make up a name for her! Instead of "Mom" she can now officially be known as "Lady Yum Yum" or something equally ridiculous that will tick her off. 

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12-11-2012 at 6:21 PM
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I'd be a biitch right back and tell her if she wants to see my kid, she'll call him by his real name. 

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12-11-2012 at 6:24 PM
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12-11-2012 at 6:33 PM
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Nana_Osaki06:

Kota26:
Then you get to make up a name for her! Instead of "Mom" she can now officially be known as "Lady Yum Yum" or something equally ridiculous that will tick her off. 

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My fn is Consuela I hate Friends for making people think that whenever I tell them my name :(

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12-11-2012 at 6:40 PM
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Although I can see where you are coming from, DS has somehow aquired a nickname and it really doesn't bother me. His name is Cameron, named after my dad, and when our friends from Chile came and visited they kept calling him Cameroncito. (That means little Cameron or Cameron Jr.) Over time people just started calling him Cito and it has stuck so far. We mainly call him Cameron, but occasonally during times of play or teasing he gets called Cito. I guess it is like calling him Junior, but whatever!
 
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12-11-2012 at 7:03 PM
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Lol....I was going to suggest something similar! Should be effective.
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12-11-2012 at 7:05 PM
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Kota26:
Then you get to make up a name for her! Instead of "Mom" she can now officially be known as "Lady Yum Yum" or something equally ridiculous that will tick her off. 

Sorry, I meant to quote Kota. 
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12-11-2012 at 7:06 PM
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This is ridiculous, but it hardly means your mother's insane. My child won't know my mother--because she really is insane. The first time your mom actually calls your son "Jack," very firmly correct her. Until then, try not to get worked up over the situation. In the grand scheme, it's so, so small, I promise.


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12-11-2012 at 7:10 PM
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Nana_Osaki06:

Kota26:
Then you get to make up a name for her! Instead of "Mom" she can now officially be known as "Lady Yum Yum" or something equally ridiculous that will tick her off. 

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12-11-2012 at 7:11 PM
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That is infuriating! I hate people like that, with the "I'm right and I don't care what anyone else says" mentality...
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12-11-2012 at 7:23 PM
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It drives me crazy when people do this. I know two people whose family call their kids by different names bc they don't like the name they were given. That's not a nickname, it's being rude. Not their kid, not their choice.
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12-11-2012 at 7:56 PM
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JSS1002:
And on what planet is Jack a nickname for Sawyer?  That doesn't even make sense.

i agree and it would piss me off!

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12-11-2012 at 8:15 PM
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Kota26:
Then you get to make up a name for her! Instead of "Mom" she can now officially be known as "Lady Yum Yum" or something equally ridiculous that will tick her off. 

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12-11-2012 at 9:22 PM
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Did your Mom watch the show "Lost"?

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12-11-2012 at 9:22 PM
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I feel you. When we were throwing around names before finding out the baby's sex, we liked "Oliver James" for a boy. My mom's thought process went something like this:

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12-11-2012 at 9:23 PM
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I'm glad she agreed not to do it, but in the event that she does decide to call him something other than his name, I'm sure we could help you come up with something lovely for him to call her other than "grandma."
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12-11-2012 at 9:28 PM
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senoritaemily:
Did your Mom watch the show "Lost"? ;

Lol no but I did think it was a funny coincidence concidering we are naming this baby after the Sawyer on the show :
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12-11-2012 at 9:37 PM
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Did your Mom watch the show "Lost"? ;

Lol no but I did think it was a funny coincidence concidering we are naming this baby after the Sawyer on the show :
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12-11-2012 at 11:12 PM
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This is ridiculous, but it hardly means your mother's insane. My child won't know my mother--because she really is insane. The first time your mom actually calls your son "Jack," very firmly correct her. Until then, try not to get worked up over the situation. In the grand scheme, it's so, so small, I promise.

My child won't know my mother, either, for the same reason. But it's by my choice. Annoying and pesky is not exactly the same as insane... ha 
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12-12-2012 at 6:21 AM
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I'm sorry your mom is being a PITA.  Your post made me crack up though.  FWIW, I love the name Sawyer and I think you made a great choice.
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12-12-2012 at 2:13 PM
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thanks, bliss!
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12-13-2012 at 9:34 AM
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That's good to see your mom has come around, but the reality will come when he is here.  We have a niece with a beautiful name of Olivia, and they nickname her Ollie or Olive....Not a fan.
 
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