if ya got a nickname, consider yourself LOVED

Sylvia is known as Sophie, Kristina is Kitty Kat, AnnMargaret is Annie-okee-dokee, Steve is Jorge, Helena is Smurf, Rachel is Ray-Ray ... etc
and have you wondered why?!?
because they (you) are loved! If someone has found your "label", then it means (at least in my case) that they cared enough to attach a special meaning to your name. Some of them come just naturally. IE: Cindy Lou & Louise are LouLou & LuLu respectively. Anthony Christopher Evens = ACE, Elmer Eugene preferred EZ as a younger man & Mildred Jean hung with only the Jean (well duh, wouldn't you?) Others come from need. such as Lindy Sue becoming just plain Sow .... because Sue still sounded too similar to Lou .... well you get the idea without the entire story on that. and- in case you are worried about her self esteem when half the family calls her SOW .... physically, she is a muscular, slip of a thing! There are nicknames that are to "make a point" and are only used occassionally such as when Richard is called Dick rather than Richie. and, Of course, there are ALWAYS nicknames that materialize (seemingly) out of thin air without rhyme or reason. Ashley, is an adorable name to be sure- but SHE is known affectionately as Mutley. Lisa became FOO (no, I don't know why) Savannah is nan & sometimes banana, Torie is (to me singularly I think) Tori-adore. Rebecca is Becca or Gidget. Terry is Tbear or simply T & Garrett is dude (and once or twice I heard carrot) Once labeled, these nicknames seem to stick with us forever or morph along the way. Sometimes it appears more of a title as in The Princess (yours truly) or The Captain (yours truly's hubby), but it is earned or picked with care none the less. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU that have somehow missed the nickname attachment, or seemed to have simply ended up with a shortened version of your given name .... consider yourself lucky (and loved) as well- it means somebody got it right the first time! (I love ya Rach, Chris, April, Addy, AM) and if there is anyone I have overlooked who is feeling slighted, it is ONLY because my time is slighted as well. time to head out to work! AND, it's almost Fwiiiiiidaaaaay!!! (yay)