Buddy, Little man..
By ctryhnny
@ctryhnny (3460)
United States
December 9, 2012 1:33pm CST
I see it on tv and my son and d/i/l do it...why do people call babies and little boys Buddy or little man? They have a name and sometimes a nickname so why don't they use those? How is a kid going to know to respond to his name if he never hears it? When I was born I was named Elizabeth after my 2 grandmothers. My middle name is legally Linda on my birth certificate. From the day they took me home from the hospital everyone called me Linda. When I started kindergarten they registered me as Elizabeth so of course that's what the teacher called me. The first time I was called on to do something I ignored the teacher not knowing she was addressing me! After the second day in school the teacher called my Mom to tell her I wasn't paying attention to her and wondered why. My mother explained that I answer to Linda and fixed the situation. To this day when I meet someone I tell them my name is Linda....I really hate Elizabeth and only use it on legal documents. Why don't people use the kids name instead of all that buddy and little man. I never did that with my son he was always Jeff from the day he was born.
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3 responses
@Mavic123456 (21891)
• Thailand
10 Dec 12
I don't really mind. I know for a fact when my mother is angry at me for she will call me in full name. arrrgh.. such annoying. hahaha.. then I know that her tone is different and oh uh.. I am in trouble. Then everyone in the household call me.. ewwwww...nickname, I don't mind either. Because that's what we used to.
Different strokes with different strokes. I guess. 
@Mavic123456 (21891)
• Thailand
10 Dec 12
well those are pet names. and eventually when they grow up they will not be called "little man" maybe "big man" unless the child did not grow at all. good morning
@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
14 Dec 12
I don't understand that particular tendency, either.
If I choose a beautiful, solid name for a child, that is the name by which I want the child to be known. I don't want it to be shortened, because someone gets the idea that it would be "cute" to do so. It gets a bit complex here, though, since I plan to adopt. So, the child will have a say in the new name--new home, new family and new name all for a fresh start.
I also don't understand why people insist upon using a child's middle name instead of first name. If one likes a name so well, why not simply legally make it the first name from the start? The way I see it, the middle name is more of an honorary thing or a way of preserving a family legacy; for instance, I share a middle name with my late grandmother. I have that bond to her even now that she is gone.
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
11 Dec 12
I do agree that children be given a gift with the same type and there is no difference. Since it will create biased for the child to take it, it will be nice to be treated equal than letting them think you have favoritism. Even if your intention is not that way, but still it give implication and a great impact to the children.
