Nicknames

Coming back to my random things to be thankful for I was thinking of nicknames.  My family is one of the best for coming up with nicknames for each other and I love how they make me feel.  If you give someone a nickname then it means you know them fairly well and are comfortable enough around them to call them something other than their given name.  I love when each of my kids and even my husband call me by their pet name.  I love being MIL (mother in law) to my DIL's and all sorts of fun names to my 9 grandchildren.  It gives me a feeling of belonging to a loving group of people.  Totally random, I know but that's what popped into my head:)