PORCH PONDERINGS

Nicknames

PROMPT May 23rd

Write about nicknames. What nicknames do you have for people in your life? What nicknames do others use to refer to you? Do any of these names have an interesting story for how they came to be?


I don’t like nicknames. I feel that you should call people by the name they were given. I was called ‘Normie” by my Aunt. I hate that term. I still have one friend that calls me that. I don’t like it.

I tried not to call my children by nicknames. I feel that parents take great care in naming babies and you should honor those names. But then again, some parents chose some very interesting names for their offspring. And perhaps nicknames would be better options than the legal names.

Hubby calls me Norma Jean. That I like. My proper name.