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Old 03-28-2015, 04:59 AM
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When my oldest granddaughter was born, my husband would point to himself and say, "Papa, Papa....." to my granddaughter. Then he would point at me and ask, "Who is that?" For many years, my granddaughter called me 'That"! It has become a great family memory. I recently had to pack a sack lunch for myself for a quilting class, she laughingly wrote 'That' on my sack.
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Old 03-28-2015, 05:12 AM
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Mine call me Grandmommy. My daughter goes by Nana.
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Old 03-28-2015, 05:13 AM
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My granddaughter calls me Granny and her other Grandmother is call Oma, it's German for Grandmother.
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Old 03-28-2015, 05:17 AM
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At first I was Grandma, and then I figured I could combine part of my name with Gram and came up with Gramsy--Grandma Sybil. I was happy with my solution and it's my personal very own granny title. Play around with some and see what feels right to you. And you never know, your grandchild may come up with their very own version of Grandma, Granny or Grams while they're learning to talk and it might stick! Enjoy the new you when you become a grandma, it's a wonderful experience!!
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Long ago before I ever had any grandchildren I heard a sweet little voice call her Mema and decided then and there that's how I want to be called, and now I am.
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Old 03-28-2015, 05:44 AM
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I started out Nana and my grandson changed it to Nena . So now all the grand kids call me Nena even adults. My GGkids call me grand mother. There are grammy.. granny, Maw Maw ( a WV thing) grams. grandmom, Mimi, mammaw. grandmaw. Have fun choosing.
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Old 03-28-2015, 06:05 AM
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I like being called Grandma and my grandson calls me Grandma Brenda. No confusion, we all know who I am.
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Old 03-28-2015, 06:18 AM
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When I met my now husband, his grandkids called me by my first name and that stuck with the older kids (15, 16, 12) after we were married, when his youngest daughter had her second child...she lives in California and we live in Illinois, we went to CA to take care of her 18 month old son for 6 weeks when she had a C-second with her second child. When we arrived each day, I would come in and say "Good Morning". The 18 month old somehow figured that must be my name, so I became "Morning" and that is what both kids call me. There other grandma is called Grandmoo.
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Old 03-28-2015, 07:21 AM
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My grandchildren all called me Gramma, then when the 7th one came along he named us Nana & Papa, he would not say Gramma & Grampa, then when the 8th & ninth came along they also called us Nana & Papa because they were close to the 7th. So I say, let the grandchild name you, so to speak, pick a name, but don't be surprised if the grand baby changes it. We love Nana & Papa!
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MY 1st grand daughter changed my name from GRAMMY to NANA because she heard everyone call me Donna.I just love the name...NANA
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