Quote: Unfortunately for JW, he's right.

 

Nicknames are known to follow people to the grave and probably beyond.

 

That's just the way nicknames are.

 

If one doesn't like their nickname, they can either learn to like/accept it or just ignore it, hoping it could possibly go away from being ignored.

 

Of course, if one does somehow get a new nickname, there is no guarantee that they will like it any better then the old nickname.

 

It could be worse.

 

P.S. Don't let people know it irritates you.

 

That may be true, but does not mean what people do is right. Unfortunately people think what they should do is irrelevant if no written rules exist. I have no problemn with a nickname sticking forever if I like it and it makes sense even after something changes. But Jdub would not make any sense after a change is made, so people are wrong to think they should keep calling me that. If people keep calling me Jdub, it is only to maintain the status quo for their benefit because we are creatures of habit. People need to think about this: Are they calling me Jdub because they want to or because I respond positively to it?

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