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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just heard Mom-mom for the first time the other day.
I thought it was odd.

As mentioned there are many other names.  Mom-mom is a ridiculous choice.  Just tell her you would prefer another name.  [/quote]

It is a different choice, not a ridiculous one.  It is very common in NJ and PA.  So common that you can buy a Mother's Day card at the store for your Mom Mom.  
OP, you don't have to like it.  You can choose this as your battle ground.  That is your choice.  Just make sure it is worth the fight.[/quote]

In fact that's how the grandparent-naming system works, in Danish. There's Mothermother (Mormor) and Motherfather (Morfar) for your maternal grandparents, and Fathermother (Farmor), and Fatherfather (Farfar) for your paternal grandparents. Maybe all of the Danes are ridiculous?

Although actually according to this system, the OP's mother-in-law would be Dadmom. I wonder if the OP would prefer that.:-)[/quote]

Interesting! Same in my husband's (South Indian) language. His mom is dadmom. My mom would be mommom (although like many American baby boomers, she does NOT want to be called Grandma in ANY language).[/quote]

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