"This is my daughter,
Amelia. We call her
Amy."
You say: How sweet!
You think: I def prefer the nn
Mia to
Amy
"This is my son,
Seamus. We call him
Shay."
You say: What a great name!
You think: prefer
Shea spelling on a boy
"This is my daughter,
Cait." (
Cait is pronounced like
Kate)
You say: Hello there
Cait!
You think: I sure hope
Cait is short for something
"This is my son,
Philip. He goes by
Phil."
You say: What a nice name
You think: Yuck!! Reminds me of "fill up the gas tank for some reason"
"This is my daughter,
Lydia. Everyone calls her Lyddie."
You say: What a pretty name
You think: I can't decide which is worse,
Lydia or Lyddie
"This is my son,
Christopher."
You say: How sweet!
You think: Does the world really need another
Chris?