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The TVClubHouse: General Discussions ARCHIVES: 2005 Mar. ~ 2005 May: What do your grandkids call you... (ARCHIVES): Archive through May 08, 2005 users admin

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Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 9:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My mother was always Grandma or Grandmama. I called my grandma Grandma Lastname, and the stepmom Mrs. Lastname.

My friends granddaughter calls her MeeMaw, and another is Nana.

Eeyoreslament
Member

07-20-2003

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 10:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My great-grandmother was Baba, and my great-grandfather was Gigi.

My grandfather is Grampa, and my grandmother was Nana.

Conejo
Member

08-23-2002

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 10:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My grandma was Granny and my Grandpa was Pa.

My great-grandma was Mammy and great-grandpa was Pappy.

Escapee
Member

06-15-2004

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 10:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Great Gramma was Nana and GiGi(jee jee) But Gramma was just gramma.

Escapee
Member

06-15-2004

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 10:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I always liked Nonny. Nanny sounded too old. Granny sounded too old.

Dfennessey
Member

07-25-2004

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 10:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I do not have any kids my friends oldest son could not say Grammy, so he called her Bambi and now she has 6 grandchildren and they all call her that, I have even gotten in the habit of calling her Bambi

Danas15146
Member

03-31-2004

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 11:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Since we are overloaded w/ grandparents:

My mom & stepdad are grammy and grandpa (they see the kids most)
FIL is pop-pop Wayne - his mother is Grandma Beat (name is Bea - but Justin could never say it)
Grandma that just passed was turtle grandma because she lived in Turtle Creek
The others are all grandpa or grandma and their first name

My great-grandma who passed when I was very little we used to call "Cooker" because she was always in the kitchen. Halfunit -- her mother they used to call "little grandma" as well - I've never heard anyone else use that one

Halfunit
Moderator

09-02-2001

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 12:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
:-)

Mamie316
Member

07-08-2003

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 12:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My son called my grandma "Big Grandma". I think he associated the big when we would say Great Grandma. My kids call my mom Grandma and they called my husband's mom Grandma Bobbie.

Nickovtyme
Member

07-29-2004

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 4:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I call Mom's Mom Granny and My Mom's Dad is Grampa. My Dad's parents were Grandma and Grandpa...I didn't know them very well before they passed away.

My daughters call my Mom - Ma'maw. Unfortunately, my dad passed away before I had my daughters. They call my wife's Mom - Nana, because thats what she wanted to be called. My wife's Dad is Papa.

My daughters call my Grandparents: GG-pa and GG-ma; my wife's Grandparents are Grannie and Poppie.

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 4:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I still haven't decided yet what I want to be called since my grandbaby is too young to talk. My mom and dad were Nana and Papa so I don't want to use that and Sierra's other grandma is grandma. Any suggestions on what to call Twinks?? LOL

Stcroix
Member

03-18-2005

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 8:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks so much for all your help! I'm still clueless on what to have the baby call me -- I guess I still dont feel like a --gulp!-- Grandmother! Just wait til the baby gets here,tho! By the way, the dr told my daughter-in-law today that he wouldn't be a bit surprised if this boy weighs THIRTEEN lbs!!! (my son weighed 11 and she weighed 10,so we *thought* it might be big... but 13 lbs?! Let's hope it wants to play pro football in the future maybe!
Thanks Wargod and Goddessatlaw for the congrats!!

Amchess
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08-27-2002

Monday, May 02, 2005 - 3:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I am Granny Annie!

Imbewitched
Member

03-08-2002

Tuesday, May 03, 2005 - 2:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My grandparents were Mammaw and Granddad. My great grandparents were Big Mama and Big Daddy.

Twiggyish
Member

08-14-2000

Tuesday, May 03, 2005 - 4:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My daughter calls my mom, Grammy. She called my dad, Papa.
My daughter calls her other set of grandparents, grandma and grandpa.
I called my great-grandma, Nanny and her daughter was my grandma.
Most children will come up with their own names over time. It's usually when they're learning to talk..LOL

Whoami
Member

08-03-2001

Wednesday, May 04, 2005 - 1:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
We called my grandma Mimi. It wasn't even her given name! It came about when my Mom was trying to teach my oldest sis to say "grandma." Sis has always been somewhat narcissistic, I guess it started from a very early age. Every time my mom would tell her, "grandma," sis would go, "no, me me." So, out of that, Mimi was born.

Luvmom
Member

10-17-2000

Wednesday, May 04, 2005 - 7:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Like Lumbele my parents are from GermanyDad) and Holland(Mom) so my kids call them Oma And Opa.

On my husbands side they are called Mamere and Papere.

Congrats on your new grand baby.You know the baby probably with come up with their own name for you as they learn to talk... 8-)

Stcroix
Member

03-18-2005

Wednesday, May 04, 2005 - 9:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Luvmom--
I thought that the baby would figure out what to call me when it talked later,too, but everybody keeps asking me what I want it to call me! The other grandmother is already being called "Grammy" which I liked, soooo.. I'm thinking about Mimi since several people I know are picking that one now. It just seemed like all the good ones were 'taken'! ha
My mom:Granny
My motherinlaw:Nana
My grandmother:Grandmother (kinda formal i know)
My other Granmother: Mamo (maam-maw)
My daughterinlaw's mom: Grammy
So I guess I'll go with Mimi.
I know when the precious thingstarts calling me Mimi I'll really feel like Mimi! Thanks again for all the help everyone!!}

Happymom
Member

01-20-2003

Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 11:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I never watch CSI NY, but caught a glimpse of that gorgeous baby last night and just wanted to reach through the tv and cuddle her!

Mimi is nice. In reading the thread, I recalled I've only known one Mimi, a friend's mom is called Mimi.

All four of mine were called Grandma (last name) and Grandpa (last name). Hubby called his Oma, Opa, Yaya and Papou (Greek). My kids call my parents Grandma and Grandpa and his parents Oma and Papou. My grandma is called Great Grandma. (My sister calls her Gram, I don't think she started that until she was an adult though. I think my cousins always called her Gram.) Oma is very easy for them to pronounce at a young age, all three had Oma as one of their first words. My parents were actually Gamma and Gampa when my kids started talking! Great Grandma was Gate Gamma! I miss their little voices! But I also do so cherish them as the big kids they are now too!

My mom thinks Granny sounds too old! (Older than Grandma) We have had the kids tease her sometimes over the years calling her Granny! Funny how people have such different opinions!

Kittystj
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08-10-2001

Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 11:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
In Sweden they have the neatest way of naming grandparents.
Marmar mothers mother
Marfar mothers father

Farmar fathers mother
Farfar fathers father

Isn't this the interesting? Everone knows who they are.

Cyimpod
Member

05-18-2004

Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 1:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have a friend who who was facing being a grandfather, so we were "trying" to help him out with this same issue. (Note the quotes on the word trying...hehe!)

Anyway, I tld him that I had a friend that called her grandmother "MeeMee" so I thought that he and his wife should be "MeeMee" and "PeePee" when the baby was born.

His funny response was "Do I have a choice about which one I get to be?"

Then, after deciding that he REALLY did not want to be called "PeePee", his son determined that the alternative would just have to "MooMoo" and PooPoo".

We called him PooPoo so much before the baby was born that he actually told someone at church that he was going to be a "PooPoo" before he realized what he was saying!!!!

(It just doesn't take much to bring me enjoyment....lol)

Cyimpod
Member

05-18-2004

Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 1:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
One more, I can't help it...

A little boy I used to babysit went through a period of talking about his "new" grandma. None of us could figure out what he was talking about until he sat down by me with a photo album and pointed out his mother's mother (who had brown hair) and said "this is my new grandma!" When I pointed out a picture of a graying lady and said "Well, who is this?" He looked right up and proudly said "Well, that's my OLD grandma!"

(Again, it just doesn't take much to make me laugh....LOL.)

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 2:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL Cyimpod! I volunteer with my kids classes quite a bit and it's always interesting hearing what they come up with to call me. In school, their teachers insist on Mrs. Lastname but when we're out of school most of them will call me Sandy. There is one little boy in particular in my daughter, Dakota's class who has had the hardest time with it. Sometimes I'm Mrs. Sandy or Dakota's Mom. One morning he walked up, gave me a hug and said, "Good Morning, S..uhm," and he stopped and thought for a second then finished with, "Mrs. Dakota." I about wet my pants trying not to laugh. He's called me that ever since, lol.

Two weeks ago hubby and I went with her class on their zoo field trip. He was in our group and the whole time called both of us, Mr and Mrs Dakota. Drove hubby nuts. He's of the opinion, after seeing Kota and this boy together and joined at the hip, one day they'll get married and he'll spend the rest of his life being known as Mr. Dakota, LOL.

Cyimpod
Member

05-18-2004

Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 7:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL, Wargod, or should I say Mrs. Dakota! Kids are so funny, aren't they?

Karen
Member

09-07-2004

Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 12:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My dads parents were always boring old Gramma and Grampa. My moms parents, when we were younger, were Grannie and Bubba (the closest I could come to Grandpa was Bubba) and eventually that got shortened to Bubs. Even today, my grandparents are Gran and Bubs.