Grandma
As you might have guessed, names are very important in my family, perhaps especially to my mom.
So it will come as no surprise to you that she has put a lot of effort into figuring out what she wants her grandchildren to call her.
This may seem odd – don’t you just go by “Grandma”? Not in my family. In my family, my mom’s parents are “Grandma” and “Grandpa.” My dad’s parents are “Grannie” and “Grandad.”
This has always seemed like a far superior system to me because it is SO easy to always know exactly who you’re talking about. No “which Grandpa” inquiries necessary. This will probably be even more useful for our future children since Bart’s parents are both remarried, resulting in FOUR grandparents on that side, not to mention the fact that Bart still has five of his own living grandparents (all of whom, of course, go by “Grandma” and “Grandpa.”)
For years, my mom has tossed out suggestions about what she might go by when she’s a grandmother. With the birth of Merrick‘s baby (the first grandchild in my family) just days away, I’m guessing my mom has something in mind, although I don’t know yet what it is.
Are we weird? (Probably so. No need to answer that question).
Not at all! My children call their grandmothers "Mimi" and then their first name. Our parents are divorced and several of them still use the same last name, so we would have two grandmothers with the same last name, for example.
Not weird. We have a Baachan, a Jiichan, a Mammy and a Grandpa. What I want to know is what the baby's name will be 😉
I have one Grandma, one Tutu and two Papas. My mom is Nana to my nieces, though they both pronounce it differently. It sounds more like Nono from my little niece and I find that to be hilarious. Bill's Grandma is Mumu which I also happen to really love.
With my kids it so many grandparents but yet they all have different names with my parents is a traditional Spanish name but shorten to wells for my mom and G-pa for my dad with my kids father their great grandfather is Pa-Pa with my x's mother is just grandma, but my husbands parents it is GeMa for his mom PapPaw for his dad and MoMo for his step mom and Nana for his grandmother…..i know so many names but it's good to know they hold a special name