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FirstLight

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2. I don't have any grandkids to call me anything...lol

Sun Jun 29, 2025, 03:05 PM

Jun 29

but I called my grandparents Grandpa and Nana (My dad's father and his second wife. dad's mom died when he was 17...and we really didn't like Dorothy much. She was one of thos who thought your bed should be made and you should be "dressed" for breakfast! Grandpa was kind of a grouch, too.. )

Never knew my mom's Dad... My mom's mom was "Ma-Maw" she was from Mississippi and I loved her to death!

When my kids were old enough, my son was the first to dub my Mom "nana" and even though we didn't really like the other Nana...my Mom was beloved by my kids and they still talk about my parent's with fondness and grief. (they both passed in 2022/2023) My dad was Grandpa.

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EDIT What are the names that your children gave their grandparents? Grandmother was me-me. Grandfather was pap pap. Or [View all] debm55 Jun 29 OP

Just checking. debm55 Jun 29 #1

I don't have any grandkids to call me anything...lol FirstLight Jun 29 #2

Thank you very much FirstLight. I have no Grandkids either. debm55 Jun 29 #3

Paternal grandparents were rather formal, madamesilverspurs Jun 29 #4

HAHAHAHAH. Thank you madamesilverspurs. That is funny. debm55 Jun 29 #6

We had some difficulty pronouncing "Great Grandmother" Permanut Jun 29 #5

I like that. Thank you Permanut. debm55 Jun 29 #7

my youngest nephew did the same DBoon Jun 29 #8

No kids, no grands for me. I decided that early in life irisblue Jun 29 #9

Thank you very much for the interesting post, irisbue. debm55 Jun 29 #14

Mao and meow catbyte Jun 29 #10

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAH. that is great. Thank you catbyte. debm55 Jun 29 #13

My mom's father was "Grandaddy" and her stepmother was Hilda. yellowdogintexas Jun 29 #11

Thank you very much for sharing with us. yellowdogintexas. debm55 Jun 29 #12

Just the usual Grandma and Grandpa............... BUT!.... some_of_us_are_sane Jun 29 #15