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What are some different options for stepkids to call their stepgrandparents? they're pretty close to my mom and dad and gives hugs and kisses but at 4 and 6 years old i don't feel like their first names are something they should call them. just recently married so they are learning that they have new "step" grandparents.
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  • CFjo2010CFjo2010 member
    My kiddos call my ILs Grandma and Grandpa, and K calls my folks Grandma and Grandpa.  They only use the first name (Grandpa Frank for example) when they need to clarify who they're talking about. 
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  • CheerileeCheerilee member
    It's Grandma and Grandpa LastName for my SS, too (though, we call them that - he doesn't call anyone by name, really).  You can't have too many grandparents to spoil you! 
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  • Ginlyn0Ginlyn0 member

    All the grandparents have unique names that all the kids call them whether they are step or not. My DD has 9 grandparents so unique names work really well for her. My ILs are Mawmaw and Pawpaw and my parents are Grammy and Poop (long story lol). My DD calls her dad's BM & SF, Nana and Grand-daddy, and her dad's BD Papa. She calls her SM's mom Grandma "firstname" and she doesn't see her SM's dad enough to call him anything other than "SM's dad."

     

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  • bebe11bebe11 member
    My DD calls my h's parents the same as all the other grandkids "grammy and poppy".

     

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  • jnjmommy0609jnjmommy0609
    Just nana and papa. but we add the first name of the person after saying nana or papa
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  • cole2144cole2144 member
    My SD calls my mom the same thing my son does, Mommom. My dad is Pop-pop and my Step-Mom is Mommom Kathy.
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  • 10-4LilBuddy10-4LilBuddy member
    My SD calls my parents Lolo and Lola.  My sister's kids call them the same.  My parents didn't want there to be a distinction and I'm very happy how close they are.
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  • lily_721lily_721 member

    SS1 and SS2 call my parents Grandma/Grandpa FN (to differeniate from other grandparents).  DH's grandparents are really his step-grandparents.  He has always called them "Grandma and Grandpa" as have I as long as I have known them.  DH's stepmother wanted to be called Nana but the boys recently stopped because they said it was too confusing and she is now Grandma D.

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  • TasheystarTasheystar

    I've had step grandparents since I was a baby. I've always called them Grandma or Grandpa to their faces. When referring to them to someone else, I've always said Grandma Lastname/Grandpa Lastname.

    SD calls my parents Grandma/Grandpa even though BM told her that they're not really her family.

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  • SWmamaSWmama member

    My SS calls my mom and stepdad Gigi and Papa First Name. My dad and stepmom are pawpaw and Nanny First Name. He calls my MIL gamma and BM's mom (now deceased) Gaga.

    My stepdads parents are Granny and Pop which is what their biograndkids call them (I was 14 when they got married). My stepmoms parents I just call by their last names but I was almost engaged myself when they married. 

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  • IlumineIlumine member

    What are their cultural background?  My Mother is Italian, so we went with Nana for everyone around.  But my polish grandmother is Bobcia.

     

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  • krhee102011krhee102011
    My stepsons call DH's mom and dad the Korean equivalent of 'Grandma and Grandpa'. They call my mom Mama D, my dad Papa G, and my stepmom Mama Lily. They call my maternal grandmother 'Nanny' like I do and my paternal grandmother 'Grandma Walker' like I do. They tend to use Korean words for DH's side since he is Korean and English for my side since I'm American. It works out very well for us...
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  • WickedCoolSMWickedCoolSM

    (I know I haven't been on here in ages...)

    My skids call my mom  "Miss (and put in her first name)" .  They had two grandmom's when we married and were probably 9 at the time.  They don't see her that often, but they know who she is.

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  • lily_721lily_721 member

    While I agree that "grandma/grandpa" type names shouldn't be forced on SK, I don't think the age of the sk should matter.  My SSs are 18 and 16.  Last year, they decided they wanted to call my parents Grandma and Grandpa.  This was entirely their decision.  My parents do not have any other grandchildren so it was a little surprising for them.  All have fully embraced it.

    together since 2006
    full time stepmom to SS1 and SS2 since 2010
    married since 2011

    TTC since 7/2011 (no planned bc since 2008)
    HSG 11/2011: one blocked tube
    S/A 2/2012 and retest S/A 3/2012: normal
    Bloodwork: normal
    2nd HSG 5/2012: clear
    Femara cycle 5mg #1 7/14/12 + IUI #1 7/23/12 = bfn
    New RE appt 8/14/12
    IVF #1 meds 8/30/12. ER 9/14/2012: 7 retrieved, 6 fertilized. ET 9/19/12: 1 perfect embryo 5dt.
    Beta #1 BFP! 97
    Beta #2 234
    Beta #3 4937
    ultrasound #1 heart beat 127
    10/20/12 graduated!!!
    EDD 6/7/12
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  • Louisa1000Louisa1000
    Sk are 10 and 13. They use grandma/grandpa fn. It was too weird to try to call them straight grandma/grandpa right away (and their mom had a fit at the thought of them referring to any of my family as their family). But we'll be referring to them that way for the new one. Maybe they'll naturally follow suite.
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  • mschocokittymschocokitty member
    My SD11 calls all of her step-grandparents by their first names. My mom and dad are known by their first names and her stepfather's mom is known by her first name. DH's family is big on titles, so each of those relatives are Uncle Firstname, Grandpa Firstname, etc. My family is way less formal, so nobody minds just going by first names only for all relatives. I have never called my own stepgrandpa anything other than his first name and nobody minds. When DS is born, I know he will address DH's side and my side the same as SD, with my parents as the only exception.  It doesn't have to be a big deal. 
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