Approved Nicknames

As the proud father of a little girl, I feel it's only appropriate that I have final say on what nicknames are approved.  Consider this your warning.  If your nickname (unless approved at a later date) is uttered, or God forbid sticks, there will be a price to pay.

The Good Lord didn't bless me with banana hands (which unfortunately my poor daughter seems to have inherited) for nothing.  Punishment will be swift, it will be unmerciful, and it will be painful.  On a side note, as I'm inflicting punishment you will hear the words "I would not say such things if I were you" over and over again (Princess Bride?...anyone?).

With that said, here we go.

Approved Nicknames for only Grandpa and Papa:  Grace, or Gracie

For the rest of you, her name is Rilyn.  We went with that name because we like it more, otherwise, we would have gone with Grace as her first name.

Side note...in order to try and curb this nickname (only approved because of grandfathered status...get it?), look at this kid.

In the greatest show since Lost, this child's name was Gracie.  Doesn't she kind of looks like the love child of Benjamin Button and the creepy girl from The Hills Have Eyes?  Do you really want to be calling your granddaughter the same name as a kid with a forehead that big?  And honestly, that's more like a seven-head (for those of you that don't know the word forehead came to be because normal size heads (the space between your eyebrows and hairline) would fit 4 normal fingers, not 7).

Enough said...let's move on.

Not Approved:  Baby-Girl, Monkey

These are cute nicknames, but fit in the "too common" category.  We also have friends that have dibs-ed them, so there.

Note...I will add names to this list as I see fit.

Approved:  The Rager, or Rager

Fact...this girl gets what she wants, when she wants.  If she doesn't, she rages (complete with shaking fists and everything).

Not Approved:  Any name that sounds exotic enough to be a "dancer"

There is also a reason we didn't name her Lexxxie or Lah-Lah (no offense if you have or know anyone with this name), and that reason was, why tempt fate?  If you name your kid Shooter, are you going to be surprised if he's blessed with a silky, sweet, wet, jump-shot?

Approved:  RGD

Kind of sounds like RPG, as in Rocket Propelled Grenade right?  Do you think a girl with a nickname as hardcore as RGD is ever going to hear the words "Hey, it's kind of cramped up here.  Want to get in the backseat"?

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.