To just want to call people by their names?

[Geckos48]

Okay I know a group of women who, though I speak to very few of them, wish to be called by their 'fairy' names

One of them who I am stil in contact with, is insisting that I call her by (an obviously made up) name that she has chosen for herself.

I find this hard for a number of reasons;

1. I don't think of her as a 'pixie' or a 'fairy' or whatever so when I am talking to her it is natural to call her by the name I have know her by for around 10 years.

1. I don't know that that this perpetual childlike image these women are portraying is necessarily something I want to support either directly or indirectly

3 I just think it's a bit weird (if I'm honest)

I had a conversation with her last night, which felt a bit tense to be honest and it came up that she wants me to call her bluebell or whatever the hell it is.

AIBU to just not do this? Knowing it will likely end whatever friendship we still have? We are very different people now, she gets her political views from Russell Brand and 'doesn't appreciate debate' so I've already had to hide her posts in Facebook just because I can't stand to see her writing about stuff she doesn't quite get and being unable to justify it in any way.

Also, we are all hurtling towards our thirties now, is rather disparaging at the dreams and ideas we have regarding buying our own property and instead focusing (still) on travelling and living in the moment

Can you not go to their places of work and ask to speak to Trixie Pixie in accounts. When this is greeted with blank looks go 'oh sorry I meant Maureen, out of work she's known as Trixie Pixie. Anyway it is just to let her know that her wand and enchanted toadstool are back from the dry cleaners.'

So Op....this name thing is not just between them? (not that this makes it any better) they expect people out of their 'fairy' circle to indulge them?
Ps I keep thinking of Bubbles de vere ....not fairy like at all

Never heard the like! How peculiar. Are their real names hideous? Do they dress up too?! Acceptable if you're 5. Very odd otherwise!

Next time you meet them take along a bell, ring it 5 times, and then act all confused when they don't get their wings.

Are they actually My Little Ponies rather than women?

Oh no this particular 'friend' puts 'I am a fairy' on her cv despite being unable to find work because of it.

She now sort of travels between places without actually working properly (lots of cash in hand stuff) and sort of looks down on us for doing the secure home/mortgage thing.

How hilarious.

Are they real human beings or fictional characters?

Good job they don't live in my world or they'd have been laughed out of town.

oh for crying out loud, I AM A FAIRY on her CV

oh my, just trying to imagine going to my mum and saying I would like to be known as floaty twinkle foot from now on, they wont even call me the shortened version of my own name like everyone else does.

Could you link us to their fb pages or something.
Are they coke heads btw?

She now sort of travels between places

does she walk take the bus or use magic dust ?

puts 'I am a fairy' on her cv

Maybe she should get a job as a childrens entertainer.

Apart from saying she is a faity, what other fairy attributes does she have?

Oh no this particular 'friend' puts 'I am a fairy' on her cv despite being unable to find work because of it.

Blimey!!

Do you need these friends? Really?

I only ask because I'm concerned for your blood pressure..!

Freelance work? Casting spells? Granting wishes? Or do you mean tarmacing drives?

fairy

No sugar for me mrs jay I'm ill in bed so toast would be nice too.

Oh lord I think I have seen them (or similar people) on take a break (guilty secret reading shame). She sounds bonkers - I'd just stop calling and screen her calls. Keep her on facebook though as her updates must be hilarious.

Do you think she is high on meth fairy dust?

Mrs Jay fairies have wings, they can fly, why would she need to do something so human, like take a bus?

No way!
Really?

I'm with ToniViolin; I would NOT be able to resist taking the piss. Totally bonkers.

Has she a plaque on her house/dwelling.... Pixies dell or the such like?....do any have fairy dp's/dh's

I would call her buy her name and ignore her from now on.

V v funny but there all loony.

Generally I think we should call people what they want to be called. You don't have to be friends with someone but this is a bad reason to lose a friendship.

I expect this will pass and they will look back on it and cringe - sounds like you don't really want to be friends anyway.

Does she use acorn cups to drink from?

I like the stickers you see on cars saying:

This car is powered by fairy dust.

Petrol love. Petrol.