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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 9:49 am
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.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 10:08 am
My great-grandmother was Baba, and my great-grandfather was Gigi. My grandfather is Grampa, and my grandmother was Nana.
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Conejo
Member
08-23-2002
| Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 10:14 am
My grandma was Granny and my Grandpa was Pa. My great-grandma was Mammy and great-grandpa was Pappy.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 10:34 am
Great Gramma was Nana and GiGi(jee jee) But Gramma was just gramma.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 10:36 am
I always liked Nonny. Nanny sounded too old. Granny sounded too old.
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 10:47 am
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
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Danas15146
Member
03-31-2004
| Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 11:07 am
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
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Halfunit
Moderator
09-02-2001
| Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 12:14 pm

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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 12:48 pm
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.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 4:21 pm
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.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 4:30 pm
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
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Stcroix
Member
03-18-2005
| Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 8:59 pm
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!!
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Amchess
Member
08-27-2002
| Monday, May 02, 2005 - 3:08 pm
I am Granny Annie!
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Imbewitched
Member
03-08-2002
| Tuesday, May 03, 2005 - 2:09 pm
My grandparents were Mammaw and Granddad. My great grandparents were Big Mama and Big Daddy. 
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Tuesday, May 03, 2005 - 4:17 pm
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
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, May 04, 2005 - 1:02 am
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. 
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Luvmom
Member
10-17-2000
| Wednesday, May 04, 2005 - 7:19 am
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-)
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Stcroix
Member
03-18-2005
| Wednesday, May 04, 2005 - 9:43 pm
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 thing starts calling me Mimi I'll really feel like Mimi! Thanks again for all the help everyone!!}
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 11:35 am
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!
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Kittystj
Member
08-10-2001
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 11:53 am
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.
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Cyimpod
Member
05-18-2004
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 1:20 pm
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)
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Cyimpod
Member
05-18-2004
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 1:26 pm
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.)
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 2:25 pm
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.
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Cyimpod
Member
05-18-2004
| Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 7:53 am
LOL, Wargod, or should I say Mrs. Dakota! Kids are so funny, aren't they?
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 12:00 pm
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.
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