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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think that grand baby smacks of low class.[/quote]

I think that making fun of what a loving grandparent calls their grandchild smacks of low class.  [/quote]

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Another +1 here!

On a similar note, my "upper class" Southern paternal grandmother insisted that I call her "Grandmother (lastname)" from the time I learned to talk, and was stiflingly formal in our relationship.  My Southern Appalachian maternal grandmother, who referred to me very affectionately as her "grandbaby", was known to me as "Meemaw".  I was significantly closer to "Meemaw" than I was "Grandmother (lastname)".

I always saw "grandbaby" as a sign of affection![/quote]

That is so freaking weird, the whole formal grandmother thing.[/quote]

PP here.  No kidding.  I lived near both sets of grandparents, so I saw both frequently.  My poor mother was always on eggshells around that worman, and it was very obvious to me, even from an early age.  I was always a tomboy, so I didn't fit Grandmother's image of a "proper young lady", and I think some of the blame for that was placed on my mother's shoulders.  My grandmother was very old school and not openly affectionate at all, which was such a contrast to my Meemaw.  I cringe when I read posts on this board with reference to relationships with MILs/grandmothers.  Just from my experience, I can guarantee that even young children will pick up on the tension and lack of affection.  It always made me very sad that as a child, I never felt truly accepted or approved of by my Dad's mother.  As I got older, I came to realize that she did love me, she just wasn't very good at showing it.  Unfortunately the damage in our relationship had already been done.
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