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Ridiculous Grandparent Name
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My mom wants to be called Gram-Grammy (b/c she thinks grandma makes her sound old o.O)... Which I think both the name & her attitude are ridiculous.
When she mentioned this, it was while we were discussing Kendall & baby things, along the lines I asked if she was excited to be a Grandma. She abruptly stated, "don't call me Grandma, makes me sound old!" "Okaaaay..... What do you want to be called I responded?"
So she sat there for a moment going uuummmm, ummm (clearly hadn't thought about her 'grandma name') then blurted out Gram-Grammy... I'm thinking to myself, 1-her attitude sucks, 2-how is a young toddler suppose to pronounce this easily & 3-what a ridiculous name to come up with.
My mother is a 'special woman' of sorts & nuts! to say the least.
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My mother wanted to do something like this too (I actually think Molly was the name as well,) this of course is after she said that she would rather be called "Aunt Pam" instead, because she's not old enough to be a "grandma." She finally settled on MiMi (spelled that way...don't know why).
DH's mother decided from the second we talked about having kids that she was going to be called GiGi (we had no say in this matter), and that her husband, DH's father would be LoLo...I don't like either of these, as I feel like it sounds like two names for a dog, but- ultimately the child will decide what to call the "grandparents" so, it doesn't really matter what they try to call themselves!
LOL! That is very weird!!!
Now THAT is just weird.
My grandparents were "Me-mommy and G-Daddy" and "Ninny." I came up with Ninny when I was a baby and it's what my younger brother and I always called her. To my older sister and the rest of the family she was always just "Grandmother."
To my neice my mom is "G-Deb" (her name is Debi) and her other grandmother is "Dolly" (their last name is Dahl)
We have yet to determine what my dad or hubby's mom will be called!
My mom is Eebee (like the letters E.B.) and my dad is Papa. I'm not a huge fan of Eebee, but if it makes her happy, whatever. Riley has been able to say it for a LONG time so I guess it's a good choice as far as that goes. lol.
DH's parents are "Grandmommy" and "Grandaddy." I think it's fine, but I have a hard time seeing an 18 year old guy calling them that.
In the end, the child will choose what they call their grandparents, IMO. My friend's mom wanted to be Gram, but her granddaughters both call her Gaga (started way before Lady Gaga came around). My friend's older cousins call their grandmother Memere, but my friend couldn't pronounce that when he was little so he started calling her Mimi.
I'm pretty sure that my mom and MIL will be so thrilled to be grandmothers that they won't care what DD calls them (but they both say they want to be called Nannie)
My mom is going to be called "Oma" because she is from Germany -- and that is the German name for Grandma - which I am fine with....
My MIL on the other hand is an idiot --and she refuses to be called Grandma, Nana, etc. She is to be called "GiGi" (Pronounced Gee-Gee). She is so prissy and wants to be better than everyone and is one of those hoity-toity people. DH and I want our kid to call her Nanny or something super old sounding just to tick her off! She also refuses to call our soon-to-be son, Robbie, she keeps calling him Robert. Drives me INSANE!!!
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My mom wants to be called "Gammy" or "Mawgie." I used to call her Mawgie when I was little because I couldn't say Mama or Mommy... I had speech issues. I'm pushing for Mawgie because I think its original and has such a personal meaning.
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Apparently my g-mom (on my mother's side) joked about being too young to be a grandmother when my oldest bro was born (she was around 50). She decided to be called Mom-Mom. We've always called her that (my g-dad was Pop-Pop). My mom actually liked it so much that now SHE is Mom-Mom to our son (dad is Pop-Pop to him).
DH's parents are Grammy & Grampy to their g-kids.
I think some women just have that sudden "oh yikes, MY babies are old enough for babies??" kind of moment & it can scare them. My mom was way ready to be a grandmother but apparently her mom wasn't ready for the change ^_^.
But I do agree, Gram-Grammy is a bit... odd. Why not just stick with Gram OR Grammy? There's so many grandparent names out there now that she should be able to find one she likes that doesn't make her feel/sound "old"
This whole concept blows me away. My "grandma" became a "grandma" when she was 45 years old. My mom didn't become a grandma until she was 55. In many cases, moms are older now that they are becoming Grandmas.My mom never said anything about being too young, too old, nothing.
On the flip side, I have a "friend" who had a baby in high school. Last year that "baby" came home and announced she was having a baby. So she's becoming a grandma at 35, she was a mom at 15. I could see how she might be struggling with the title "grandma."
I'd also like to point out my excellent usage of quotation marks in this post.
This.
This. It's a name. Not worth getting worked up over.
This exactly. To me, "Granny," "Nanny," "Memaw," "Mimi," and the likes just sound redneck. Ew.
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They sent a card after we announced to them at Thanksgiving and she signed it, "Love, Molly and Papa". I asked DH, "Who the F is Molly?" He has NO idea where it came from. This will be their first grandchild and she's never been called Molly before. She's an odd lady.
My parents are easy...my mother is Gram and my father is Pop Pop. We figured this out pretty quickly when my first niece was born 10 years ago. Easy peasy.
DH's parents have Polish backgrounds, so we'll be taking those names for them. MIL will be Babci (pronounced "bap-shee"...I know this isn't the correct spelling, but this is the way his family has spelled it in the past) and FIL will be Dziadek (pronounced "jah-deck"). This is what they're already using for my two nephews and niece (BIL's kids).
I guess we got off fairly easy, since our LO is not the first child on either side (third on one and fourth on the other)!
I don't get it either. My parents are Pinky and Big John. I have known very few grandparents that are actually called "Grandma" and "Grandpa" or whatever.
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When my son was born, my mom made a point to let everyone know she wants to be called Grandmother, lol. My son couldn't say it when he started talking so he called her Gammie. So much for the Grandmother thing...Sometimes kids come up with their own names.
I know our Moms can be annoying (I loose patience with mine all the time) but that being said, I really dont see what the big deal is? So she wants to be called something else, who cares! It's silly and you can tease her about it, but it's really not a big deal. I wouldn't be offended by it. It makes her happy! I have heard of lots of grandma's being called other things than the typical "grandma". And, if both are around some people having 2 Grandma's and 2 Grandpa's can be confusing. GramGrammy is kind of fun and cute! I'm sure if you 2 year old cant pronounce it they will say Gram or Grammy.
Just a side note, my half sisters called their grandparents, "Momma Casey" and "Dadda Casey" and I called mine "Yiya" and "Poppu". My Yiya was Greek. So not that my Mom is going to be a grandma, she insists she is now called Yiya too, even though she is 1/2 Greek, has never been to Greece and does not know how to speak Greek. (My Yiya was from Greece and English was her second language) I think it's silly but whatever! My Mom is silly.
Lol, my mom is called GiGi (spelled this way). Her last name starts with a G though so it made sense, and I pretend it stand for "Grandma G____"
Lol, my mom is called GiGi (spelled this way). Her last name starts with a G though so it made sense, and I pretend it stand for "Grandma G____"
This my mom is gaga first name, since he could not say grandma and still uses it. My MIL is grandma first name, he never buttered up to her as much.