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Post by Artemis Windsong on Jun 29, 2016 15:16:06 GMT -5
My DD wanted to be called Nana. No one does. She put it on her gramma tee shirt anyhow. How about gram? When I type it gram sound bad. When I hear my GrS1 call me gram in my head, it sounds okay.
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Post by lexxy703 on Jun 29, 2016 15:37:28 GMT -5
My SIL chose to be called GiGi by her GD. She thought it sounded younger.
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Post by weltschmerz on Jun 29, 2016 17:40:52 GMT -5
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Post by steph08 on Jun 29, 2016 18:28:27 GMT -5
Listen, kids are going to call grandparents whatever they want.
We tried Meemaw and PeePaw for my mom and dad. DD wasn't having it. Around 1, she decided that my dad was PawPaw. She didn't call my mom anything. Then at 1.5, she decided my mom was Bubba. My mom loathes that as a grandparent name, but she said it in front of DD and it stuck with her. Kids! Hahha!
Nana and Pap are DH's parents.
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Post by mcsangel2 on Jun 29, 2016 19:32:07 GMT -5
My nieces and nephews call my mom Nana. They call my BILs mom Gigi. My DH's niece and nephew call my MIL Nanny (as runs in that side of the family from the UK) and their other grandmother Grandma. I always liked "Grandy". It was used in a tv miniseries 30 years ago I was crazy about. (A Woman of Substance).
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2016 19:40:07 GMT -5
You TRIED for Peepaw? ... lol. I think the kid knew what she was doing there. .... Sorry ...
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Post by taz157 on Jun 29, 2016 19:58:53 GMT -5
My DD is named after my mom's mother. My dad's mom died about 12 years before I was born and before my parents even married (my mom met her about 4 days before she died of the Hong Kong flu). In a somewhat way, my mom's mom was a mom more to my dad than his own mom (didn't help that my mom's mom sided with my dad versus my mom when they divorced). Anyway, my DD is named after my mom's mom. My dad thought he was too young to be a grandfather (he was 64 and my DD was his first grandbaby) so he didn't like the "grand" part of grandfather. When it came to Christmas time, he put his first name on all the presents to DD. In his Christmas card, he put G Dad in it. I'll be letting DD know that she's the only grandkid that can call G Dad by his first name. FWIW, my dad would always sign his Christmas gifts to my grandmother as his first name so I "get it" but I still find it funny.
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Post by steph08 on Jun 29, 2016 20:53:57 GMT -5
You TRIED for Peepaw? ... lol. I think the kid knew what she was doing there. .... Sorry ... Well back when my parents only had 4 grand-dogs, we referred to them as Meemaw and Peepaw because we saw it on a shirt somewhere. Haha. Then we carried it on with the kid, but she had her own ideas.
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Post by thyme4change on Jun 29, 2016 23:05:26 GMT -5
I think you should start calling her Granny. That will make everything else sound young and hip, and she won't care what they call her as long as it's not "Granny." My sister is a brand new grandma, and she said she wants to go by "Granny" - I'm all WTF - could you pick anything older?? She said it was going through a revival and it is young again. I know she is full of shit because (a) she has no idea what is hip/cool/young and (b) she has been a 70 year old granny since she was born. She is fantastic - she just has an old soul. Physically, she will likely outlast me by 20 or 30 years.
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Post by thyme4change on Jun 29, 2016 23:13:06 GMT -5
I love MiMi and GiGi.
One of my close friend's grandmother's name was Dorothy, and all the grandkids (and the great grandkids, and the grandkid's friends, etc) called her DoDo. It was cute, easy and personal. When my friend had a baby, her Mom (who was vain as hell) thought she would continue the tradition and went by JuJu because her name was Julie.
I was thinking since me name starts with a K - I might go with KiKi.
What is your friend's name - could she bastardize it into a cute nickname?
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Post by taz157 on Jun 30, 2016 4:52:57 GMT -5
I think you should start calling her Granny. That will make everything else sound young and hip, and she won't care what they call her as long as it's not "Granny." My sister is a brand new grandma, and she said she wants to go by "Granny" - I'm all WTF - could you pick anything older?? She said it was going through a revival and it is young again. I know she is full of shit because (a) she has no idea what is hip/cool/young and (b) she has been a 70 year old granny since she was born. She is fantastic - she just has an old soul. Physically, she will likely outlast me by 20 or 30 years. When my DD was born almost 5 years ago, my mom wanted to be called Granny. That lasted a few months. She changed her mind to where she's now called Nana. FWIW, I thought Granny sounded old so I'm happy she changed it but I left it up to my mom and/or DD when she started talking.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Jun 30, 2016 7:35:27 GMT -5
I love MiMi and GiGi. One of my close friend's grandmother's name was Dorothy, and all the grandkids (and the great grandkids, and the grandkid's friends, etc) called her DoDo. It was cute, easy and personal. When my friend had a baby, her Mom (who was vain as hell) thought she would continue the tradition and went by JuJu because her name was Julie. I was thinking since me name starts with a K - I might go with KiKi. What is your friend's name - could she bastardize it into a cute nickname? I think KoKo could be a really cool grandma name and I personally think it fits you better. KiKi is a young, hip, name, not a name synonymous with grandmothers. ETA: and KoKo Is reminiscent of Kokopelli that blesses you south-westerners with grandchildren in the first place.
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Post by yogiii on Jun 30, 2016 7:49:31 GMT -5
I think I'm going to go with Gigi
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Post by yogiii on Jun 30, 2016 7:51:15 GMT -5
I'd never even heard the words Meemaw, Peepaw, whatever until I watched an episode of Teen Mom in my 20s. So I assume none exist in New England.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Jun 30, 2016 7:53:38 GMT -5
I'm going with "Your Highness".
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Post by Lizard Queen on Jun 30, 2016 8:13:32 GMT -5
I love MiMi and GiGi. One of my close friend's grandmother's name was Dorothy, and all the grandkids (and the great grandkids, and the grandkid's friends, etc) called her DoDo. It was cute, easy and personal. When my friend had a baby, her Mom (who was vain as hell) thought she would continue the tradition and went by JuJu because her name was Julie. I was thinking since me name starts with a K - I might go with KiKi. What is your friend's name - could she bastardize it into a cute nickname? Coincidentally, I had an aunt and uncle who were twins. They couldn't pronounce each other's names when little, so called each other Dodo and Kiki until his dying day. We did too, and still call her Kiki at 92. (Her actual name is Kathryn.)
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Post by thyme4change on Jun 30, 2016 8:25:19 GMT -5
I'd never even heard the words Meemaw, Peepaw, whatever until I watched an episode of Teen Mom in my 20s. So I assume none exist in New England. I have only heard it on Raising Hope. It feels southern / rural to me. One thing I do like is that my parents go by Mom mom and Pop pop, and my in laws Grandma and Grandpa, so everyone had their own name.
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Post by thyme4change on Jun 30, 2016 8:28:06 GMT -5
I love MiMi and GiGi. One of my close friend's grandmother's name was Dorothy, and all the grandkids (and the great grandkids, and the grandkid's friends, etc) called her DoDo. It was cute, easy and personal. When my friend had a baby, her Mom (who was vain as hell) thought she would continue the tradition and went by JuJu because her name was Julie. I was thinking since me name starts with a K - I might go with KiKi. What is your friend's name - could she bastardize it into a cute nickname? I think KoKo could be a really cool grandma name and I personally think it fits you better. KiKi is a young, hip, name, not a name synonymous with grandmothers. ETA: and KoKo Is reminiscent of Kokopelli that blesses you south-westerners with grandchildren in the first place. I'm cool and hip! Plus, by the time I am a Grandma (god help me) Kiki won't be in fashion anymore. Apparently we are going back to long formal names with no nicknames. Kiki will sound pretty silly in 20 years, and that does fit me. However, Koko is cute too!
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Post by swamp on Jun 30, 2016 8:29:14 GMT -5
I first heard Meemaw on the Big Bang Theory.
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Post by yogiii on Jun 30, 2016 8:31:17 GMT -5
I first heard Meemaw on the Big Bang Theory. There is a lot of Memere and Pepere where I grew up. Similar for you I bet.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2016 8:32:21 GMT -5
My son's FIL is referred to as our granddaughter's "Boompa". I'm guessing that's an old family term that they may have used in an earlier generation. It kind of fits him; he's a friendly teddy-bear type.
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Post by chiver78 on Jun 30, 2016 8:38:43 GMT -5
I first heard Meemaw on the Big Bang Theory. There is a lot of Memere and Pepere where I grew up. Similar for you I bet. I had a Memere and Pepere, on Dad's side. Mom's mom was Nana. her dad passed away when she was a kid, so we don't actually have a name for him.
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Post by thyme4change on Jun 30, 2016 8:51:13 GMT -5
I never found Nana to sound that old. I think I carry an affection for the name because I had several high school friends who had very close relationships with their very warm Nanas. My family was a little more formal, and my Grandmothers lived far, far away. They were like figureheads to me.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jun 30, 2016 13:22:53 GMT -5
I first heard Meemaw on the Big Bang Theory. If mine had still been alive when we met you'd have heard it sooner.
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Post by imawino on Jun 30, 2016 13:35:34 GMT -5
I love MiMi and GiGi. One of my close friend's grandmother's name was Dorothy, and all the grandkids (and the great grandkids, and the grandkid's friends, etc) called her DoDo. It was cute, easy and personal. When my friend had a baby, her Mom (who was vain as hell) thought she would continue the tradition and went by JuJu because her name was Julie. I was thinking since me name starts with a K - I might go with KiKi. What is your friend's name - could she bastardize it into a cute nickname? I think KoKo could be a really cool grandma name and I personally think it fits you better. KiKi is a young, hip, name, not a name synonymous with grandmothers. ETA: and KoKo Is reminiscent of Kokopelli that blesses you south-westerners with grandchildren in the first place. LOL. I think the point is to be young and hip and not synonymous with grandmothers.
To me, KoKo is reminiscent of a famous gorilla. I think it's cute, I just always picture that gorilla.
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Post by imawino on Jun 30, 2016 13:40:33 GMT -5
I think KoKo could be a really cool grandma name and I personally think it fits you better. KiKi is a young, hip, name, not a name synonymous with grandmothers. ETA: and KoKo Is reminiscent of Kokopelli that blesses you south-westerners with grandchildren in the first place. I'm cool and hip! Plus, by the time I am a Grandma (god help me) Kiki won't be in fashion anymore. Apparently we are going back to long formal names with no nicknames. Kiki will sound pretty silly in 20 years, and that does fit me. However, Koko is cute too! You can't be KoKo. Because when I finally flip out in my full-on midlife crisis I am running away and changing my name to Coco Rio so no one will find me!!
Well, shit. Now everyone can find me. Fine, you can be KoKo.
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Post by greeniis10 on Jun 30, 2016 13:45:03 GMT -5
My youngest son had so many grandparents and great-grandparents when he was young that he just learned to call them by name: Grandma Sandy, Grandpa Glen, etc. Of course, I never addressed my mom by her name so it never dawned on me that he didn't know it so one day he asked if Grandma could come pick him up (for something or other, I don't remember) and I asked, "Grandma Sandy?" No. "Oh, Grandma Cindy?" All frustrated he said, "No, OTHER Grandma!" (meaning my mom). He called her that for years until he got older and realized it was a bit odd, to say the least.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jun 30, 2016 13:58:35 GMT -5
My stepson calls me GiGi because that's about all I had left to me in nicknames he could say when he came to live with us. His mom had a BF who went by his first initial which is my first initial so that was out. Doubling it up to DD made it sound way too much like Daddy. Mom was already Mimi. There was a Momo, I wasn't going to be Mumu. FWIW, I got called his grandma at least once by stupid daycare people. In my early 30s. IDK when this person thought I started having kids....
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Post by lexxy703 on Jun 30, 2016 14:04:17 GMT -5
My stepson calls me GiGi because that's about all I had left to me in nicknames he could say when he came to live with us. His mom had a BF who went by his first initial which is my first initial so that was out. Doubling it up to DD made it sound way too much like Daddy. Mom was already Mimi. There was a Momo, I wasn't going to be Mumu. FWIW, I got called his grandma at least once by stupid daycare people. In my early 30s. IDK when this person thought I started having kids.... Way too young obviously! And so did your kid! They learn by example you know
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jun 30, 2016 14:10:51 GMT -5
My stepson calls me GiGi because that's about all I had left to me in nicknames he could say when he came to live with us. His mom had a BF who went by his first initial which is my first initial so that was out. Doubling it up to DD made it sound way too much like Daddy. Mom was already Mimi. There was a Momo, I wasn't going to be Mumu. FWIW, I got called his grandma at least once by stupid daycare people. In my early 30s. IDK when this person thought I started having kids.... Way too young obviously! And so did your kid! They learn by example you know I'm a horrible person.
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