To me, this is irrelevant. He is 7 years old, I am his mother, and I get to decide what people call him.
No, lady, you don't. He's seven. He gets approximately 1000% more say than you do, and if he's been introducing himself as Andy then I guess he's decided.
Also, I've spent several minutes looking for a Twain quote on this subject to no avail. Argh. Regardless, I can sum it up with "I have no idea why people embark on this futile quest to control what their kids friends call them - by the time the child is in school all day, you don't get to dictate it anymore and you need to get a grip." Hopefully that's the only way in which LW is controlling - this "OMG I CHOOSE MY CHILD'S NAME!!!" is a common affliction even among otherwise reasonable parents.
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No, lady, you don't. He's seven. He gets approximately 1000% more say than you do, and if he's been introducing himself as Andy then I guess he's decided.
Also, I've spent several minutes looking for a Twain quote on this subject to no avail. Argh. Regardless, I can sum it up with "I have no idea why people embark on this futile quest to control what their kids friends call them - by the time the child is in school all day, you don't get to dictate it anymore and you need to get a grip." Hopefully that's the only way in which LW is controlling - this "OMG I CHOOSE MY CHILD'S NAME!!!" is a common affliction even among otherwise reasonable parents.