There are those babyish nicknames that our parents give us while growing up, they are so beautiful that we accept them whole heartedly. In some cases they change with time or we outgrow them but they never affect us negatively.However, there are nicknames that school bullies use and these can be disastrous. They sometimes instill an inferiority complex and its related dangers among teenagers.
There are those babyish nicknames that our parents give us while growing up, they are so beautiful that we accept them whole heartedly. In some cases they change with time or we outgrow them but they never affect us negatively.
However, there are nicknames that school bullies use and these can be disastrous. They sometimes instill an inferiority complex and its related dangers among teenagers.
In most cases such nicknames are derived from certain situations. For instance; I remember a boy in my class during my primary school days, who was nicknamed by a gang of bullies ‘Toilette’.
He was nicknamed because he slid and fell face-down in the toilet.
A time came when this boy never left his classroom till late in the evening, when it was time to go home. He had no friends and was entirely isolated. This affected his grades in class and he eventually left the school.
Why would an incident dictate one’s future? Watch out while nicknaming your friends. Always put yourself in their shoes before you call them those funny names.
Nicknaming can be humorous if its not affecting the person‘s emotions and behavior. It’s important to put another’s feelings into consideration.
Nicknames are meant to make someone feel good about themselves but not torment them.
At times they distinguish people from others and usually portray their strengths other than their weakness—this is when nicknames are good since they are positive.