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I like that idea I agree, it's ridiculous to expect a kid to write out their formal name.
And why is it ridiculous?? When you go to the bank to open an account, do they use the name "Chrissy" or "Christina"? What about your driver license? And credit cards? Lease or mortgage? Any other business transactions??
Using "chrissy" is fine when you're in an informal setting but for any business, including school, you should be using your full, legal name.
My father never tollerated teachers on power trips.
Please. The behavior your parents taught you is far from "leadership" behavior. It's more on the lines of disrespectful, obnoxious, and ignorant.
A teacher is on a power trip by setting rules? Maybe your father shouldn't have "tollerated" you thinking the rules don't apply to you.
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As for your "ugly" names --- maybe your so-called "wealthy" parents should have taught you to be proud of your lineage and confident in who you are and you wouldn't have had such an issue with your name.
So if you named your kid Bartholomew you'd want them to embrace it and WANT to be called my their formal name in school....so all the other kids would have a field day tormenting them?
Instead of picking a nick name and going by that.
If I had a name that was like that, I wouldn't answer to it either.
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