Nicknames

This weekend I was pouring my sister a glass of wine and apparently stopped too soon.  She looked at me and said "Fill me up Buttercup".  For some reason her new nickname for me had me laughing non-stop.

I have always thought nicknames were a true sign of endearment.  The first year of dating my husband he never called me by my first name.  It was Starfish, Sunflower, Angel,  Lover...anything but Bonnie.  I almost thought he did not know my name! Even now when he calls me by my first name it startles me because it usually means something serious.

We nicknamed our son Sway.  It's kind of ridiculous but when he as a baby, I danced with him all the time.  There was a song called Counting Blue Cars by Dishwala.  So I called him Maxwala which was moved to Swayla and cut down to Sway.  So bizarre but it sticks.  He also goes by Poopka, Mookie and Lovey dove.  My nephews is Cricket and my niece is Camalama. All the members of my family have nicknames, like  FeeFee Trixie Bell and Jajie.

I even have friends who nickname their body parts - you know who I mean Betty.

I found its not just me.  There are nickname generating sites so you really don't have an excuse for calling someone by their real name.