Thursday, October 28, 2010
Name Change!
I never thought I would be so ok with this. Some people know I am not the biggest fan of nick names, but we have a Mike! Michael's teacher said it would be easier for him to spell his name if it is shorter. The c, a, and e are all very similar and he can't differentiate between them. I would also show progress in meeting his IEP goals (school stuff). So he is Mike now. Lily thought that means we all get a nick name and she is Minnie now (so she thinks) I tried explaining the reason for the name and she didn't care, she still wants to be Minnie. Every day she asks "is Michael, Mike?" Like today we may change it again. She calls him Mike most of the time now though. It feels like an entirely different name. I can't grasp it yet and it will take a while.
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Whoo Hoo! It really sounds strange to say Mike and Lily, but it makes sense. How is he with it?
ReplyDeleteIs it bad if I still call him Michael or will it totally confuse him? I totally get the reason behind the change...makes sense. But, really, I think he will always be a Michael to me and I will have a hard time remembering the change! Now I will have to think about it when I say his name!
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