Ask Amy: Couple ponders reconnection infatuation
I understand her attitude about this because that's her given name and she certainly has the right to expect people to get it right.
Here's the rub though – she recently became a grandmother and has declared a very odd spelling of her chosen grandmother nickname.
She has chosen to be called “Nana.” She has decided that it must be spelled “Nan’nah.”
And she is insistent upon the spelling she has created. Why do this, especially after a lifetime of lamenting people misspelling her name?
I've never cared much about what people called me, let alone how they spelled it. I feel like this is an attention grab on her part – making us parents remember to include apostrophes and weird letters every time we text or write on behalf of our kids.
I understand it's not a huge ask, but I'm just having trouble taking it as seriously as she does. Your thoughts?
– Spell It
Dear Spell It: Your mother is doubling down! Sigh.
I agree with you that this comes off as attention-seeking, but on one level, you’ve got to admire her spunk. (That’s your prompt toward compassion.)
Grandparent nicknames aren’t used much “in the wild,” meaning that this special spelling and errant apostrophe will be confined to your family.
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