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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids have six grandparents. My parents divorced when I was five and are both in long term relationships with others, though not remarried. My father's sig other has been in my life since I was in high school and I love her like family. My mom's sig other has been around at least 10 years or so. We refer to both of them as Grandma First Name and Grandpa First Name just like the biological grandparents. Only my dad has ever mentioned it being weird (and he's kind of an ass). I don't think my mom is hurt by it. She, and I, know that the more people who love a kid, the better!

In terms of waiting for the kids to develop a name for the grandparents, I get the advice but is surprised it works in practice. I couldn't go 2 years before my oldest could talk before deciding how to refer to grandparents, and she didn't make up names that differed from what I called them, she just went with it. Maybe the baby will turn out more creative... [/quote]

Oh and also, just to address specific things OP mentioned that I missed - I call my dad's sig other by her first name too. I don't think I need to call her "mom" in order for my kids to call her "grandma." And she has no kids of her own, so she will only be grandma to mine.[/quote]

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