Another name for Grandma?
04-30-2011, 11:33 AM
#103
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My sons kids call my husband and I grandma and grandpa. The other grandparents are called papaw and omi. My youngest grandson calls us the boy grandpa and the girl grandpa. I think it would be hard for you to decide what to put on the quilt. Guess I would just sign your name and let the child decide what she wants to call you when she gets older.
04-30-2011, 11:39 AM
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My sister-in-law goes by the name Marmie. Her granddaughters call her that and my own granddaughter calls her Aunt Marmie. It's pretty cute. another friend goes by Oma (German). Me - I'm just plain Grandma. I wanted to be Grammy but Noah started calling me Nama and then it went to Mammy - that's when it changed to Grandma!
04-30-2011, 11:46 AM
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We called the grandmothers Grandama Millie and Grandma Betty. Then when my youngest was about 3, he made the connection that there was a "Betty Lou" in Sesame Street and he had a Grandma Betty. So he started calling her Betty Lou and it stuck for all the granchildren. She LOVED it! Grandma Millie just morphed into Grandma, so it all worked out.
04-30-2011, 01:21 PM
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We are Grandma and Grandpa (DH is stepdad to my sons but kids don't care), DIL parents are Nana and Zeyda, and my ex and wife are Pops and Grand JoAnn. Seems like we all picked our names and no one objected. I've heard Bubba, Bubbie, Meemaw, Mawmaw, Mimi, MaMA (accent on last MA) Ganny, Granny, etc. One of my friend's grandchildren call her Blondie!! Let us know what gets decided!
04-30-2011, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by JulieR
Originally Posted by Mamagus
Matt has already told his dad that his Mom's new husband will NOT be "Poppy-Kevin". So that leaves me wondering if that was a hint... I will not be "Nanny Lori".
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I say just ask. Acknowledge you aren't the biological grandma but you'd love to have a relationship with their child, and what would they like you to go by? You aren't being pushy about it, just giving them the opportunity to make the decision themselves.
Whatever they decide, as others have said it isn't really important in the long run. What is important is having a good relationship with all of them.
I was in your shoes 15 years ago, my SD and I had a pretty good relationship but I was still the step. My sweet MIL told her to give me a chance, and SD said her heart melted the first time she saw me hold the baby and my smile was as big as her Daddy's. Four kids later we are Grammy and PaPaw.
Just love the baby, ask Mom what you can do to help, don't offer advice unless asked - it will be OK :-)
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