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10/18/09
I'm a Kimberly, but go by Kimmy except when I'm at work. My brother called me Kimberly the other day and it freaked me the hell out, even though that's like, my name.
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10/18/09
On your second point-- my boyfriend rarely calls me by name (we have pet names which I will not force you to hear). When he uses my full name, I always jump--somehow sounds unnatural.
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But it is a second-born daughter tradition on my mom's side, so my mom and grandma share it. I want to incorporate it into a name for my own future kid, but I'm not sure I can really....do....that.
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That's terrible! But I'm slow on the uptake. What did the nuns call him?
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At least your wife uses it :)
@curiousgeorgiana: Yikes. That must have sucked for him. Nothing cute about that name at all.
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10/18/09
I have a cousin named Elizabeth that went by Beth her entire childhood. After college, she wanted to be called "Elizabeth" and the whole family went into an uproar. "What, are you too good for Beth, now? blah blah blah". It was insane. She was 24 years old-- if she wanted to be called Ralph, I would have supported her.
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Well, yes, but if I wanted you to call me by a nickname I would have already said that.
So then I kind of hem and haw and say, "only among family," or something. I don't know why this irritates me so much.
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10/18/09
When I have a kid, I want their name to be universal too.
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