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[quote=Anonymous]LO is talking now and the moment I've dreaded is around the corner: figuring out what to call my mother's husband around LO.

My mother has been married multiple times, with the longest marriage lasting roughly 10 years and the rest much shorter intervals than that. About a year ago she got married yet again. The terrible thing is that both she and her spouses are always delusional in thinking that THIS relationship will be the one that lasts, but my mom always runs away from them after a few years.

My dad got remarried when I was an adult, and LO calls her Grandma, which I have no problem with. But calling this guy Grandpa seems cruel to LO given what's in store. Calling him Mr. FirstName or Mr. LastName seems rude, and I do not want LO to think it's appropriate to call elderly people by their first name.

I've read other posts, namely this one about [url=http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/378540.page][u]a horrible step-mom[/u][/url], and then [url=http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/477148.page][u]this thread about a stepparent who has been around awhile but just doesn't feel like a parent to OP[/u][/url]. Neither seem quite applicable in this case.

Any thoughts on alternative names? Maybe something out of left field so it seems cute rather than offensive? If I ask my mom or her husband what they want LO to call him, they're going to say Grandpa (because again, they're delusional!).[/quote]

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