So what if I call my kid Chunk.
It has recently been brought to my attention that the nickname 'Chunk' might be a little less than desirable. Now I don't usually care about what people think but my own husband hates the name. He hasn't really given me any particular reason as to why he doesn't like the name he just says he doesn't like it.
The other person who questioned the name asked what happens if the name sticks with him. What happens if in ten years, fifteen years, twenty years people are still calling him Chunk? That may or may not be damaging to him because it can give him a bad body image.
So I took to Instagram and I got pretty much the same reaction from everyone.
He's my kid and I should call him what I want.
Here's my thing. I don't call my kid Chunk because he's fat. Yes, he's a big baby. He's six months old and weighs 20lbs. He's a big boy. But he's not fat. He's solid. I started calling him Chunk mainly because of his legs. The boy has got some serious pork chops. And I love them! I love that I have a big, solid baby. I also call him my sumo baby because of his legs, I just don't hash tag all of his pictures with that.
And, even though it's a total contradiction, I do call him my little chunk. And no one else calls him that. Well one other person calls him that but she's really the only one. Bonus points to her if she can call herself out LOL! I don't really care if other people call him that. I think it's a cute nickname!
The point is, I'm not trying to make my kid feel bad by calling him chunk or by hash tagging all of my photos #chunk. I just like the nickname. He's my little chunk. If the name sticks and stays with him when he's older, it will be up to him to decide whether or not it's ok. If he comes to me and tells me I'm making him self conscious because of the nickname, then I think I have a bigger parenting issue to deal with.
While I can understand and appreciate the questioning behind the name, I can assure everyone out there that this is just a cute little nickname and it will not effect the way he thinks about himself as he gets older. As I said in my IG feed, it's my job as his parent to assure him that it's just a nickname, not a description.
And let's face it, it really could be much worse.
Do you have any cute or offensive nicknames for your kids?
Since the person who questioned the name may or may not read this, I just wanted to add this little side note. I am not upset or offended by your question. I appreciate that you are thinking of my son and his future feelings. I just wanted to get other opinions on the subject to see if others felt the same way.
It has recently been brought to my attention that the nickname 'Chunk' might be a little less than desirable. Now I don't usually care about what people think but my own husband hates the name. He hasn't really given me any particular reason as to why he doesn't like the name he just says he doesn't like it.
The other person who questioned the name asked what happens if the name sticks with him. What happens if in ten years, fifteen years, twenty years people are still calling him Chunk? That may or may not be damaging to him because it can give him a bad body image.
So I took to Instagram and I got pretty much the same reaction from everyone.
He's my kid and I should call him what I want.
Here's my thing. I don't call my kid Chunk because he's fat. Yes, he's a big baby. He's six months old and weighs 20lbs. He's a big boy. But he's not fat. He's solid. I started calling him Chunk mainly because of his legs. The boy has got some serious pork chops. And I love them! I love that I have a big, solid baby. I also call him my sumo baby because of his legs, I just don't hash tag all of his pictures with that.
And, even though it's a total contradiction, I do call him my little chunk. And no one else calls him that. Well one other person calls him that but she's really the only one. Bonus points to her if she can call herself out LOL! I don't really care if other people call him that. I think it's a cute nickname!
The point is, I'm not trying to make my kid feel bad by calling him chunk or by hash tagging all of my photos #chunk. I just like the nickname. He's my little chunk. If the name sticks and stays with him when he's older, it will be up to him to decide whether or not it's ok. If he comes to me and tells me I'm making him self conscious because of the nickname, then I think I have a bigger parenting issue to deal with.
While I can understand and appreciate the questioning behind the name, I can assure everyone out there that this is just a cute little nickname and it will not effect the way he thinks about himself as he gets older. As I said in my IG feed, it's my job as his parent to assure him that it's just a nickname, not a description.
And let's face it, it really could be much worse.
Do you have any cute or offensive nicknames for your kids?
Since the person who questioned the name may or may not read this, I just wanted to add this little side note. I am not upset or offended by your question. I appreciate that you are thinking of my son and his future feelings. I just wanted to get other opinions on the subject to see if others felt the same way.
My brother's baby nickname was porker because of his cheeks (much like my chubby cheeked cherub). It stuck for about 5 or 6 years but it eventually went away. My brother ended up being very tall and very skinny too...well, until recently, now he looks 7 months pregnant with a beer baby. LOL
ReplyDeleteYeah I say SO WHAT!!! It's not offensive, though I did crack up when you called his thighs pork chops-hahaah! I called Dylan a chunk monkey quite a few times but no nicknames really stuck other than "dizbaby" (DIZ are his initials), and "my little big boy." I really don't like when my husband calls dylan "fatboy" but I'm going to let them work through that together lol Chunk is so cute! If he gets offended later on, you can always say, "but honey, when you were born you took a big chunk of my heart!" lol
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