It’s almost the third Sunday in June, you know what that means, time to celebrate Dads! It ‘s Father’s Day! No surprise that Father’s Day was instituted following the success of Mother’s Day as inspired by Anna Jarvis. Another woman, Sonora Dodd was behind the movement to recognize fathers and fatherhood. Great time to talk about Dads, specifically my Dad, Genie Boy.
As long as I can remember when growing up my grand father always referred to my Dad as Genie Boy. What is it about nicknames? What do we do to earn these names? Are these nicknames considered terms of endearment? Of course they are! For sure I am named after my Dad, however, instead of my nickname being a direct derivative of my name, I get Cookie, hmmm. Once I became an adult with a professional career, I didn’t being to referred to as Cookie. But of course my family and childhood friends will never call me anything but Cookie. My hubby calls me Gina. I like Gina, sounds so grown up and professional.