Nick Names

I have never been a big fan of nick names. I don't mean little pet names for one another. I'm talking about nick names that take over real names. This has been my pet peeve for many, many years. I was probably a tween when i read in Dear Abby someone wanted to call their husband- to- be- BEAVER during their vows! I still remember the line that read..." I just can't look into his eyes and call him Steve"! Of course you can't! Someone ruined his name a long time ago, when they decided to call him Beaver! Wrong, wrong, wrong! If you skip over someone's name, they will wind up losing it. Present day case in point. Miley Cyrus. Should she allowed to change her name to Miley? Or rather, isn't she too young to make that decision? Destiny Hope is a beautiful name, she's just not use to it. Miley is cute for smiley in baby slang, but should that be her legal name? Should Sissy Spacek have won her Oscar as Sissy or her given name of...Mary Elizabeth.....i think that's what it is. After all she is Sissy to me! xx