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[quote=Anonymous]Both my parents and my DH's parents are divorced and both our fathers are remarried, so my kids have a total of two grandfathers and four grandmothers. They go by "Grandpa/Grandma Firstname" except for my mother-in-law who feels 65 is too young to be called Grandma (eye roll). The main deciding factor was how they treated our kids -- my father's wife showed much more interest in being a grandparent and engaging with our kids than my father ever did, and I truly value her as a member of our family. The only awkwardness was with my mother -- even though my father remarried 30 years after they divorced, I was worried that she would feel that by recognizing my father's wife as a "Grandma", we were somehow diminishing her role. Mom's response: Of course you should call her grandma -- why wouldn't you give your kids another loving grandparent? That's why I love my mom - she's awesome.[/quote]
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