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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know why grandpa is unacceptable for many older men, who feel the need to come up with some other name for themselves. I think the variants started for multi-generational families, and kids giving pet names but now no one wants to be just grandpa. This includes my own FIL who calls himself Papa, but it did not get traction and everyone still calls him grandpa. [/quote] My family has used the name "Papa" for four generations now to refer to our grandfathers. My father did not suddenly invent it.[/quote] Same here. My husband's extended family all referred to their grandparents as Nana and Papa. That's what my MIL called her grandparents, that's what my husband called his grandparents, and that's what my daughter calls my ILs. There are lots of regional and cultural variants of names for grandparents. This is not a new thing. [/quote]
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