To teach my son properly??

[Cinders77]

My MiL has a habit of calling people (especially her kids) by nicknames...babs etc. Her younger son of about 13 still calls my DH by the nickname he picked up while trying to pronounce his name as a baby. It irritates me soooo much. While she was over tonight..I was pointing out everyone in the room to my DS 16 months...by name. MiL..starts saying...babs...babs....instead of the persons name! I correct her & say he will not use nicknames but actual names! My DH doesn't see the harm in it!! AIBU to want to teach my son the right way??

Well you sound like a right barrel of laughs .

As long as they aren't rude names does it matter?

my Ds can't say andrew so has an uncle doo doo! I am sure it will stick as he learns to pronounce it!

Let her do it, you teach him the correct words.
Then when he's 3, he can look at her in a withering fashion and say 'It's not a doggie nanna, it's a spaniel'
Mine used to do that on a regular basis.

When DS wa very little he couldn't pronounce his big sister's name and managed "Dodies", and couln't manage his own name and came up with "Fofuf". these have been shortened over the years and I found myself in a supermarket the other day telling Dodes and Fofi to meet me at the exit! People must think my kids have really weird names!!

for some reason I call my dd Mooshalina, and have often called "Moosh" across a shop! hehe. Her real name doesn't even have an M in it so Lord knows where it came from.

gosh and you're not even aware of how extremely rude and inhospitable you were

I'd be sending her flowers to apologise for your gross rudeness

why on earth would you think it is ok for you to ride roughshod over their family memories

Yabu, your dh should be permitted to bring the customs from his own family into this new family he has created with you.

I think yabu.
I have nick names for everyone!! My ds is 'boo' my niece is 'poo' or 'poopey' my nephew is 'dude' i honestly think it's lovely to have a special nick name!
Dp is 'baby' sickening I know but in my defence I was 15 when we got together and it's just stuck!!
I would try to let it go op!

Oh dear. Hopefully the OP's silence now means she has realised how silly she is being. :)

Good on the MIL for continuing the sweet way she addresses people even though the OP is being so daft. I wouldn't want my MIL to bend to my will on something so insignificant!

However, you are right in making sure twee-isms like 'doggy' and 'kitty' and 'moo-cow' are avoided and the proper words taught!

Why?

How many teenagers do you hear talking about moo-cows