Anonymous
05/05/2015 00:23
Subject: Re:what do your kids call their grandparents (and/or what did you call your grandparents growing up)?
I only had one grandparent, Grandma.
To decide what to call my son's grandparents...my mom made a big stink out of only wanting to be called Grandma, and for my dad to be called Grandpa. She dislikes any other name, and acted as though other names are beneath her or something. My dad didn't care. Plus they already have 3 grandchildren who call them Grandma and Grandpa.
But then, my son pronounced my parents names, Grandma as "MeeMaw" and Grandpa as "Poppa," even when I tried to correct him. So those names stuck. I thought it was really funny, and expected my mom to be peeved. Maybe she was, but I think she just thought it was cute that DS was saying their names (albeit incorrectly) at such a young age. He's three now, and still calls them Meemaw and Poppa.
For my inlaws, we went with what the other grandkids call FIL, which is Grandad. But I asked MIL what she'd like my son to call her, because her other grandkids call her Grandma also. She chose Gran, and was happy about it.
Another side of our family calls their grandmother Honey. The grandkids chose the name. I think that's so cute.
To decide what to call my son's grandparents...my mom made a big stink out of only wanting to be called Grandma, and for my dad to be called Grandpa. She dislikes any other name, and acted as though other names are beneath her or something. My dad didn't care. Plus they already have 3 grandchildren who call them Grandma and Grandpa.
But then, my son pronounced my parents names, Grandma as "MeeMaw" and Grandpa as "Poppa," even when I tried to correct him. So those names stuck. I thought it was really funny, and expected my mom to be peeved. Maybe she was, but I think she just thought it was cute that DS was saying their names (albeit incorrectly) at such a young age. He's three now, and still calls them Meemaw and Poppa.
For my inlaws, we went with what the other grandkids call FIL, which is Grandad. But I asked MIL what she'd like my son to call her, because her other grandkids call her Grandma also. She chose Gran, and was happy about it.
Another side of our family calls their grandmother Honey. The grandkids chose the name. I think that's so cute.
Anonymous
05/04/2015 09:37
Subject: what do your kids call their grandparents (and/or what did you call your grandparents growing up)?
I called them Grandpa and Grandma Lastname. My husband only knew his maternal grandparents, and called them Nana and Papa.
My kids just call my parents Grandpa and Grandma, and my in-laws Nana and Papa.
My kids just call my parents Grandpa and Grandma, and my in-laws Nana and Papa.
Anonymous
05/04/2015 09:25
Subject: what do your kids call their grandparents (and/or what did you call your grandparents growing up)?
My maternal grandparents : grandma and grandpa (american)
My paternal grandparents (French): mamie and papy.
For our kids...I suspect DH's German parents will be Oma and Opa and my parents will have to decide what they like!
My paternal grandparents (French): mamie and papy.
For our kids...I suspect DH's German parents will be Oma and Opa and my parents will have to decide what they like!
Anonymous
05/04/2015 09:20
Subject: what do your kids call their grandparents (and/or what did you call your grandparents growing up)?
We have always just said grandma and grandpa.
Dh says grandma and Pap (He's from Pittsburgh)
Dh says grandma and Pap (He's from Pittsburgh)
Anonymous
05/04/2015 09:02
Subject: what do your kids call their grandparents (and/or what did you call your grandparents growing up)?
Anonymous wrote:Is your child the first grandchild OP? Usually the first grandchild sets the names. That is great news if your child is the first
yes, mine is the first. and I'm sure his grandparents would all behappy for him to call them whatever he'd like
but I was just interested in hearing some different grandparent names
Anonymous
05/03/2015 21:54
Subject: what do your kids call their grandparents (and/or what did you call your grandparents growing up)?
I called mine: Gram&Grandpa, Grandmother&Grandfather
My kids call my parents Nana&Pappy and DH's parents Grandma and Pop Pop
My kids call my parents Nana&Pappy and DH's parents Grandma and Pop Pop
Anonymous
05/03/2015 21:40
Subject: what do your kids call their grandparents (and/or what did you call your grandparents growing up)?
Anonymous wrote:My mom's parents: Mom-mom and Pop-Pop
My dad's parents: Grandma and Grandpa
DH's mom's parents: Grandma and Grandpa
DH's dad's parents: Nanny and Poppy
Oh, and I usually call my maternal grandpa "Pops" now, and DH's maternal grandmother is Nan.
Anonymous
05/03/2015 21:39
Subject: what do your kids call their grandparents (and/or what did you call your grandparents growing up)?
My mom's parents: Mom-mom and Pop-Pop
My dad's parents: Grandma and Grandpa
DH's mom's parents: Grandma and Grandpa
DH's dad's parents: Nanny and Poppy
My dad's parents: Grandma and Grandpa
DH's mom's parents: Grandma and Grandpa
DH's dad's parents: Nanny and Poppy
Anonymous
05/03/2015 21:35
Subject: what do your kids call their grandparents (and/or what did you call your grandparents growing up)?
I called my mom's parents Grandma and Granddaddy.
My kids call my folks Bubbe and Zayde (my mom is deceased, but my step mom gets the Bubbe title--she is a true grandmother!)
My DH's folks are Oma (German) and Sabba (Hebrew for grandfather).
My kids call my folks Bubbe and Zayde (my mom is deceased, but my step mom gets the Bubbe title--she is a true grandmother!)
My DH's folks are Oma (German) and Sabba (Hebrew for grandfather).
Anonymous
05/03/2015 21:22
Subject: what do your kids call their grandparents (and/or what did you call your grandparents growing up)?
Grandma & Grandpa
Same as me growing up, except we said "Gramma and Grampa"
Same as me growing up, except we said "Gramma and Grampa"
Anonymous
05/03/2015 20:37
Subject: what do your kids call their grandparents (and/or what did you call your grandparents growing up)?
Grandmama and Grandfather (my mother's parents)
Granny and Grandpa (my father's parents)
My kids call my parents Grandmama and Grandpa.
My in-laws are Ba Noi and Ong Noi.
Granny and Grandpa (my father's parents)
My kids call my parents Grandmama and Grandpa.
My in-laws are Ba Noi and Ong Noi.
Anonymous
05/03/2015 19:46
Subject: what do your kids call their grandparents (and/or what did you call your grandparents growing up)?
Nana and Mimi
Anonymous
05/03/2015 19:29
Subject: what do your kids call their grandparents (and/or what did you call your grandparents growing up)?
Nonna - my grandmothers
Nonno - my grandfathers
same for my kids when addressing my parents
on the "American" side -
Grandma and Grandpa
Nonno - my grandfathers
same for my kids when addressing my parents
on the "American" side -
Grandma and Grandpa
Anonymous
05/03/2015 18:47
Subject: Re:what do your kids call their grandparents (and/or what did you call your grandparents growing up)?
On my mother's side: Grandmother and Grandaddy
Anonymous
05/03/2015 18:32
Subject: Re:what do your kids call their grandparents (and/or what did you call your grandparents growing up)?
Mine were: Grandma and Grandpa although all the other grandchildren called him Pops.
My children call/called my parents Oma and Opa
They called my DH's parent's Mormor and Poppop. Mormor means Mother's mother in Norwegian and my SIL had two girls first when my DH was an exchange student there. SO all her grandchildren called her MorMor regardless.
My children call/called my parents Oma and Opa
They called my DH's parent's Mormor and Poppop. Mormor means Mother's mother in Norwegian and my SIL had two girls first when my DH was an exchange student there. SO all her grandchildren called her MorMor regardless.