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[quote=Anonymous]Calling her "Mrs. Smith" is absolutely ridiculous.  They should be at least calling her by her first name b/c I assume that even though they may not have been married long, she's been in the picture a while.

She obviously wants to feel part of the family, and if your dad goes by grand-dad or grandpa, she's trying to keep in the spirit of what he's called but not by the same moniker as your mom.  I don't see what would be problematic about calling her "Grandma Larla."  OP, please don't let your obvious distaste for this woman dominate.

Please try to compromise and find a mutually agreeable name for her to go by that your kids won't balk at.  There are a million:
http://www.grandparents.com/family-and-relationships/grandparent-names/traditional-grandmother-names
http://www.grandparents.com/family-and-relationships/grandparent-names/grandpa-grandma-different-languages

God, calling her "Mrs. Anything" reminds me a uptight MIL of a friend who thought that was appropriate for her new DIL to call her.
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