What do your grandchildren call you?

[Anonymous]

I recently learned that I am going to be a grandmother, and I just turned 50. I cannot imagine being called Grandma or similar at this age. What do your grandchildren call you?

[Anonymous]

Nana and Pappy. Family stories behind both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nana and Pappy. Family stories behind both.

Obviously I mean that’s what both of us are called, not just me.

[Anonymous]

DH's is name is Joe. When our first grandchild was little, it was Papa, but it somehow turned into Papa Joe. Except she couldn't say Joe so it's Papa Yo. I, as his wife, am Mama Yo.

[Anonymous]

OP, please, please don’t be one of those people who insist grandchildren call you some ridiculous name that your children now have to use too.

When your child has a child, you become a grandparent. It’s that simple. You’re a grandmother.

Look on the bright side, the baby won’t be able to talk or call you anything for at least another year and a half. That should be plenty of time to get used to the idea.

[Anonymous]

My parents were in their late 40's when my now-27yo was born, and they are Grammy and Grampy. Even now, in their 70's, they are not the formal 'Grandmother' and 'Grandfather' type.

My friend's active 80 yo mom is 'Gram'.

BIL and SIL are Nona and Poppy.

[Anonymous]

I ask my kids to call them all the time, they don’t

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, please, please don’t be one of those people who insist grandchildren call you some ridiculous name that your children now have to use too.

When your child has a child, you become a grandparent. It’s that simple. You’re a grandmother.

Look on the bright side, the baby won’t be able to talk or call you anything for at least another year and a half. That should be plenty of time to get used to the idea.

+1. My parents are divorced so my kids have to say three different names for their grandmothers and it drives me insane. I can't wait to just be "grandma"

[Anonymous]

What is your name? I had a grandmother that all grandchildren called her a version of her name.
Or:
Gran
Mere
Ama
Malie
Mimi

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DH's is name is Joe. When our first grandchild was little, it was Papa, but it somehow turned into Papa Joe. Except she couldn't say Joe so it's Papa Yo. I, as his wife, am Mama Yo.

That’s adorable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, please, please don’t be one of those people who insist grandchildren call you some ridiculous name that your children now have to use too.

When your child has a child, you become a grandparent. It’s that simple. You’re a grandmother.

Look on the bright side, the baby won’t be able to talk or call you anything for at least another year and a half. That should be plenty of time to get used to the idea.

What is different about a parent having to call his/her own mother "grandmother" vs something like Nana? No parent is ever going to say to their child: Go sit next to my mom. She'll say, Go sit next to Grandma/Nana/Whatever. So why in the world does the name matter? You are showing that you simply don't like what you perceive to be "ridiculous" names.

[Anonymous]

I love the ridiculous names for grandparents!

[Anonymous]

My mother wanted to be called Nana with my father to be Poppa. However, my husband is French. Nana in French means something like chick, babe or broad, so didn't seem the best choice. Also the kids call my husband Papa, so Poppa was out.

My sister's kids did call them those names, and mine called them something different.

I always thought that nana sounded like banana.

[Anonymous]

50 is not young. Grandma is perfectly fine.

[Anonymous]

Mom mom