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[quote=Anonymous]I think it's insensitive for a new spouse to come into an existing family and demand the same title and role of those who already exist and created the family decades ago. There already is a Grandma and the kids know this new lady is not it. She should let the relationship develop naturally rather than demand immediate titles she has not earned and would be taking from the still-living, real Grandma. Perhaps Gram could work? My grandmother (so my kids' great-grandmother) has a boyfriend who wanted my kids to called him the same name his grandkids call him. All the actual grandparents in the family had run their titles by us, the parents, ahead of time. The boyfriend just commanded it, didn't check with anyone, didn't take into consideration what it's like for the rest of us to have that title trivialized. The kids picked up on the fact that he's not really Grandpa. The name didn't stick, and I was relieved honestly. [/quote]
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