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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, a story that might offer you a solution.

When we had our first baby, my parents were already grandparents to my sister's three children. My parents go by Grandma and Grandfather.

So when we were expecting, my husband asked his parents to start thinking about grandparent names, but keep in mind that my parents went by Grandma and Grandfather. We did not say "don't pick one of these 'taken' names," we just asked them to consider it.

Well, my MIL picked Nana. Then after my baby was born, she wanted to be Grandma. We were fine with that, but ended up calling her Grandma Jane and my mom Grandma Elsa to differentiate, and MIL didn't like being Grandma Jane. So then she switched to Nanny 3 months later.

Then six months later, she wanted to be something ELSE. Then she went back to Grandma, but again didn't like it that we said Grandma Jane: but we stuck with it; if you want the name already taken, we will be using it this way.

Seriously 2.5 YEARS later, she has asked to be called Grandmom. But by now, we're so used to calling her Grandma Jane, that we just stick with that. If we remember, we call her Grandmom, but we generally, and genuinely, forget. So she kinda gets what she gets.

My point? You call her whatever YOU want, within reason. Don't call her Mama. Do go with Mama Jane if that is OK with you. But she kinda gets what she gets.[/quote]

OMG this makes my head hurt to read it.

So. Much. Drama. [/quote]

Serious. This family is not a solution, this family is horrible. [/quote]

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