Yeah, I like the description of "pukey" for "grandbaby", but I grew up in CT and only ever heard "grandchild/granddaughter/grandson" so it just seems sort of childish or...pukey. But I don't think it would really bother me.

On the other hand, my MIL calls my son "my baby", and that makes me want to throttle her or scream, "YOUR BABY IS THE 43 YEAR OLD IN THE KITCHEN, YOU WEIRDO. THIS IS MY BABY!"

But that's just me.

I assume grandbaby is a short lived term and expires when the kid is no longer a baby? So then it transitions to grandson or granddaughter. Surely you can live with it for a few more months.

I referred to both of my sets of grandparents as Grandmother and Grandfather (last name). It never struck me as odd and seemed to be what all my friends called their grandparents as well.

Grandbaby is kind of pukey but harmless.

Anonymous wrote:OP: I posted the original "Grandbaby" vent that was linked to earlier in this thread! Yes...it bugs the hell out of me. You are not alone.

I didn't see the original thread. I don't like the term either, and understand you are just venting here. We're from the Midwest and my parents call them grandchildren, or in our case, granddaughters.

Anonymous wrote:I'll bet she walks all over your newly installed eggshell floor with her shoes on too.

What an awful, awful woman.

.....and we wonder why our kids bully....

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Anonymous wrote:I think that grand baby smacks of low class.

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

+1

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!

That is so freaking weird, the whole formal grandmother thing.

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.

Anonymous wrote:OP: I posted the original "Grandbaby" vent that was linked to earlier in this thread! Yes...it bugs the hell out of me. You are not alone.

Me again, my MIL is from West Virginia also.

OP: I posted the original "Grandbaby" vent that was linked to earlier in this thread! Yes...it bugs the hell out of me. You are not alone.

Also, the term "precious" gets thrown around in the South way too much. If I see one more FB tag that says "Precious Grandbaby" I am going to puke.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think that grand baby smacks of low class.

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

+1

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!

That is so freaking weird, the whole formal grandmother thing.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think that grand baby smacks of low class.

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

+1

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!

Anonymous wrote:What do "grand parents" call "grand babies" in the midwest or northeast? I guess I just assumed all grandbabies were called grandbabies, lol. Guess I am from the south.

Midwest = grandkids

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Anonymous wrote:Do you prefer grand child?

heir apparent?

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Could be worse, you could have a relatively cold MIL that only refers to her grandchildren as "her daughters kids"...

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think that grand baby smacks of low class.

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

+1