Grandma or not?

decoglam42 · March 2010

My mom is an out-of-the box type of person and has no problem with being a grandma for the first time but absolutely does not want to be called grandma (or nanna, etc.) Any suggestions on what to call the grandparents? I don't want my LO calling her by her first name, which is where she is at now........ Tongue Tied

Daisygirl613 · March 2010

my mom wanted to be called Mammy.

Makes me think of gone with the wind, but it works. hahah.

katie277s · March 2010

Hmm. My DS calls both his grandma's Grammy. And both grandpa's Papa. He actually made those up on his own, and now its either Grammy B or Grammy S.

My Aunt had her granddaughter call her Oma...I have no idea if that means anything, but it worked for them.

LCB34 · March 2010

Mimi, Gigi, Noni, Nana

I could go on and on.......

jlthompson19 · March 2010

My MIL is Nonnie. She chose Grammie, but my niece decided otherwise.

kate&brad · March 2010

My mom is going to be called 'Gran' which is what her mom was to me. I like that it's obvious what it means, but that it almost sounds like an actual name.

meghan_marie · March 2010

Gammy. LOL! She's 39.

My Aunt is called MiMi. She was 37 when she earned that title. LOL

MrsMommyQ · March 2010

My cousins call their grandma Gigi. I have no idea why, but I think it's cute. The g could be for "grandma".

Or what about grandma in a different language?

meghan_marie · March 2010

katie277s:

Hmm. My DS calls both his grandma's Grammy. And both grandpa's Papa. He actually made those up on his own, and now its either Grammy B or Grammy S.

My Aunt had her granddaughter call her Oma...I have no idea if that means anything, but it worked for them.

Other Momma.

vegandy · March 2010

My MIL wasn't hip on the idea of being called grandma...she's single & foxy (total cougar in the best way possible) so she came up with KK (kay kay) her name is karen.

MalaMomS · March 2010

My MIL is GG (as in Grandma G-last name). She chose it. My mother will just be Grandma.

koat · March 2010

My daughter decided what to call my mother - Grammy.
My son calls DH's mother Omi though.

jlthompson19 · March 2010

meghan_marie:

Gammy. LOL! She's 39.

My Aunt is called MiMi. She was 37 when she earned that title. LOL

Not that it'll be physically possible but I would have a heart attack if I became a grandmother in my thirties.

LCB34 · March 2010

meghan_marie:
katie277s:

Hmm. My DS calls both his grandma's Grammy. And both grandpa's Papa. He actually made those up on his own, and now its either Grammy B or Grammy S.

My Aunt had her granddaughter call her Oma...I have no idea if that means anything, but it worked for them.

Other Momma.

No you are totally wrong. Oma is German for grandmother.

tmp-406157062502221 · March 2010

My mom is also MiMi to DD. My mom wanted her to come up with her own name for her and that's what she started calling her when she started talking.

kimmyt09 · March 2010

My mom wants to be Yaya.. its greek for Grandma. She's only 45, total MILF (weird that I say that about my own mother..) so Grandma or Grammy just doesn't fit for her. I love Yaya, its so fun!

ArmyWife3 · March 2010

My mom has 3 grandsons from my brother. She's also young and wasn't keen on the idea of being called "Grandma." Her name is Jolene- the boys like to call her "Jo-Jo," and she is happy with that. Our LO will probably do the same. DH's mom grew up in Hawaii and would like to be called "Noni" (sp?) pronounced "Non-ee."

Laura_Lee · March 2010

In my husband's family (and I'm sure other families do this as well), the maternal grandmother is called "Mom-Mom" (as in the mom of the child's mom). The maternal grandfather is called Pop-Pop. The grandparents on the father's side are Grand-mom and Grand-pop.

So maybe since you already call her "mom," she wouldn't be too hesitant to accept mom-mom as a title?

mrsbecky07 · March 2010

LCB34:
meghan_marie:
katie277s:

Hmm. My DS calls both his grandma's Grammy. And both grandpa's Papa. He actually made those up on his own, and now its either Grammy B or Grammy S.

My Aunt had her granddaughter call her Oma...I have no idea if that means anything, but it worked for them.

Other Momma.

No you are totally wrong. Oma is German for grandmother.

ditto - Oma is German.

My mom was 48 (so not super young, but still younger than she had been expecting) when she became a grandmother and she went with MiMi (and my father is Opa.)

talltalltrees · March 2010

meghan_marie:
Gammy. LOL! She's 39.

My Aunt is called MiMi. She was 37 when she earned that title. LOL

bone2595 · March 2010

LCB34:
meghan_marie:
katie277s:

Hmm. My DS calls both his grandma's Grammy. And both grandpa's Papa. He actually made those up on his own, and now its either Grammy B or Grammy S.

My Aunt had her granddaughter call her Oma...I have no idea if that means anything, but it worked for them.

Other Momma.

No you are totally wrong. Oma is German for grandmother.

Oma is German for grandmother.

fallbride_2004 · March 2010

Lolo, or something easy for a child to say with maybe the first letter being the same as the actual name.

BlondeBeachBride08 · March 2010

meghan_marie:
Gammy. LOL! She's 39.
My Aunt is called MiMi. She was 37 when she earned that title. LOL

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