Names for grandparents?

cj842 · March 2009

What are your kids going to call their grandparents? Anyone calling both sides grandma and grandpa? I think that is what we are going to do, but I think that might be confusing for DD. But I feel like we can't tell either side that they have to have a different name, they will get upset....When I was growing up we used different names, but my dad's parents, who we were closer to, were grandma and grandpa. We are closer to my parents, but I can't see DH telling his parents they have to pick a different name...And they are already grandma and grandpa to SIL's son...

Sherriberry · March 2009

Let them be called whatever they want. Use their first or last name to identify them. i.e. Grandma Rose or Grandpa Bill.

EDD36JJM · March 2009

my parents are Grammy ad Grampy, but they also have nicknames from my nephew already so DS is bound to use them too.....Grammy is also Moe Moe and Grampy is T. DH parents are Avo and Avo.....sorry they sound slightly different with the accent marks.....I still can't tell the difference though....lol

AmyDrinkie · March 2009

When I was little we called both sides Grandma/Grandpa [insert last name]. ?My parents are going by Mimi and Grandpa, IL's refer to themselves as Granny and Grandad. ?These are self-selected names.

Crazycrustacean · March 2009

We call my mom is bubbe and dh's parent grandma & grandpa. Great grandparents are just that on both sides.?

jen_k2 · March 2009

When I grew up, it was Grandma/Grandpa followed by their first name. DS only has one set of grandparent, so it will just be Grandma&Grandpa.

JessMil10 · March 2009

My parents want to be called Nonna and Papa.

DH's parents are up for whatever at this point.

jenifairies · March 2009

I refer to them all as grandma/grandpa. MIL always refers to herself as MawMaw, which I refuse to repeat or encourage. Call me petty, but I can't stand her and she pronounces MawMaw and Momma the friggin same way. Eff that. It's MY kid, ya heifer.

DD can call them whatever she wants.

cbwm · March 2009

Our parents decided what they wanted to be called.

My parents are Nana and Poppy

MIL is Grammy. SFIL is Grandpa Bob

FIL is Grandpa, SMIL is Grandma.

Granted, I fully realize that when DS is actually talking, he might come up with completely different names for them.

Alexandria Campbell · March 2009

My parents are Yaya and Papouli. IL are Grandma (name) and Grandpa (name)

fall-love · March 2009

DS is the 4th grandchild for my ILs and the 2nd for my parents, so their names were already set by by my nieces and nephew. My ILS are MeMa and Papa, and my parents are Grammie and Papa. I think it could get a bit confusing down the line, since both Papas also have the same first name... they'll have to be Papa Lastname.

MrsG2B07 · March 2009

Dh's parents are Grammy & Grampy since they have 7 other g-kids.

And, mine are Nana and Papa (their 1st gbaby).

Lucky_Dragonfly · March 2009

I used to use their name to identify- Grandma Bev or Gram Fitz. it was easier for me cuz I only had relations with my mothers side of the family. so far we only have to think about MH side of the family for DS cuz I'm not talking to my mom so that issue is solved.

allieoop80 · March 2009

I have always called my grandparents by some made up cute name and Collins parents will be the same way... they all picked their own!

My parents: Cici and Daddy Bob

DH Dad and stepmom: Nana and Papa

DH Mom and stepdad: Noni and Pop

SIL: Oshie (shes younger and wanted one too

Lachins26 · March 2009

DD already paved the way for us.

She calls my parents Memaw and Papa and DH's parents MooMoo and Papa.

ThreeGirls726 · March 2009

We called my grandparents Mommom & Poppop. I only knew my Moms parent's though so we didn't have that issue.

DD calls my Mom Nana (my neice & nephew already gave her that name). She will probably call MIL Grandma.

punkfiction · March 2009

my parents are nana and papa. dh's parents will prob just be grandma and grandpa. they don't see them often though, so no cute nicknames there

mrsm_07 · March 2009

my parents are mamaw and papaw. dh's parents are grams and gramps. (their choices.)

Agrippa · March 2009

We told the grandparents that they could pick. My parents are MomMom and PopPop (which is what I called both sets of grandparents) and my ILs are Grandma and Grandpa.

Just say Grandma and Grandpa Lastname when you're talking about them. When you're at their house, they are just Grandma and Grandpa.

Buckets of Moonbeams · March 2009

Much to my mom's delight, I started calling my dad Grumpa (he's been know to be a little, well, grouchy) since K was born and it stuck. He said "If I have to be Grumpa, you have to be Grandma Grunt" which has kind of stuck- we call her G.G. or Grandma G.G. Kate is already calling her G.G. somtimes.

My ILs aren't nearly as big a part of K's daily life (we live across the street from my folks, so we see them everyday) and so far they're just Grandma and Grandpa.

BlessedMommy723 · March 2009

Both my parents and DH's parents are divorced and all of our grandparents except for my mom's parents are divorced... so DD has a TON of grandparents and great-grandparents. We are just keeping the names they already have (either from us when we were kids or from other grandkids). There are a couple of grandmas/grandpas/papaws... but we just call them Papaw *insert last name*.

Eventually your LO is probably going to come up with a name on their own to call the grandparents (maybe he'll mispronounce it and it will stick or maybe he'll just start calling them something completely different.) I wouldn't worry too much