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

maybe we should insist on being called by our mumsnet names in RL

I am afraid it is not Brighton.

Meadow Quillspider at your service. I would stay but I'm just over to S&B to see what they think of my rose petal skirt.

Wow. I get the whole children entertainer thing but in proper real life? I wouldn't be able to contain myself.

That website is just weird, it's all sickly sweet but with grown women wanting to play naughty little faeries. Creepy. But I live the shot of their photographer. Everyone else is all faeried up and she's just in a coat on a beach, going "nah, fuck off I ain't dressing up".

My iPad is dumbfounded, as am I - the faerie website has crashed my browser, it obviously can't cope with the ridiculousness of the situation.

Columbine Silverswitch, I'm not sure whether that is my fairy or gangster name?

Hazel Vineglitter don't feel very glittery [up to my elbows in nappies]

Gosh. That website is err, interesting.

I wish them no harm I just don't think I can call them names which are A. Ridiculous and B. Not their names.

I wouldn't consort with them. But I am a goblin.

Columbine Silverswitch sounds like Benedict Cumberbatch's sister

On gangster names, here's a Mafia name generator

and a gangster name generator

Mine are respectively Maria Clementi and Gun Doggy African

Avalon Woodsprite looks a bit fucked off in the pic on that website.

Maybe she's got bored of nuts and berries and diaphanous (sp) wafting about and fancies going to Costa for a skinny latte with hazelnut syrup with a salted caramel muffins.

Feathery knobgobbler might have to be my new MN name.

Another hazel vineglitter here. We seem to be popular.

I'm Briar Goblinfrost

Sod a MN namechange, I'm off to the registrar!

I also really really like that name.

Couldn't use in real life though. Clashes with surname.

Is that the real reason behind your reluctance OP?

Fen Heartwand here.

DH's is Bold Elfnest!

hahahaha love the gangster name generator - mine is 'Straight Weasel boy' and my ex is 'Crouching Biaatch'

Yes definitely if I had a more unusual second name of course I would want to change my name to twinkle toes arse sprit or whatever.

Ok I'm going to dissent here (well a little) I'm not sure I'd want to constantly be calling them by their fairy names and I'm with you on that OP. But, these people look like they are having fun, this is kind of a job to them right? They are enjoying living an alternative lifestyle, well I don't mind that to be honest, the world would be a boring place if there weren't different people in it. Ok you be grown up (and they should accept your choice) but hey, let the girls be fairies. Life is too short to not have fun!

Btw Bindweed Silvertree and I wear tangled multicoloured skirts made of petals and shimmering translucent wings like a cicada. Go me!

of 'Crouching Biaatch'

justtoomessy I need to go out more, I have seen all sorts living in Brighton but not fairies!

I'm now to be known as:
Bracken Pepperwitch

She plays tricks on small children and old folk. She lives where bracken and curling ferns grow. She can only be seen in the enchanted moment between sleep and waking. She wears leafy bracken-green and has autumnal brown wings, like a butterfly.

Surely your from should be calling herself a 'faerie' though, isn't the 'ae' spelling the correct term for those who consider themselves to be one?

I googled Fairy party entertainers and loads in Brighton and Sussex came up, says it all really doesn't it? I'm amazed that you aren't in Brighton, OP.

I know someone like this... It is not job related though...

To her I shall henceforth be known as:

Gentle Quillglitter
She watches over the birds. She lives in villages and even in bold city places. She can only be seen in the light of a shooting star. She wears brightly coloured stripy clothes like a bee and has lemon coloured butterfly wings.

this is me

Have actually name changed for this (it's a slow day at work) but am contemplating making everyone call me this from now on. Got a senior management meeting on Wednesday and I feel this can only improve my credibility...

Also:
She casts love spells. She lives in fields where wild flowers and poppies grow. She can only be seen when the first flowers begin to blossom. She wears a skirt made of red petals and has colourful cerise wings like a bright butterfly.

Casting love spells? I'm off to the Benedict Cumberbatch thread to sell my services

Actually getting back to the thread - please keep them as friends OP the humour value is amazing

it is the fact the do childrens parties and Go to nightclubs is that when they turn into naughty sexy faries I feel a bit mean now I am sure they are harmless but for it to overflow into real life is a bit weird