What do your grandchildren call you?

Posted by: Daisygirl

What do your grandchildren call you? - 10/28/05 11:29 PM

I thought it would be fun to see what creative names your grandchildren call you.

My grandson calls me Mamaw, which many southerners use. He has 4 grandmas and grandpas, so when he need to talk about one of us, he uses our dogs' names. So mine is Mamaw Daisy and my ex's is Papaw JJ. I'm glad I didn't name my dog Rover, or Casper. LOL

One friend who is French uses the French word for grandma, which is meme. (sp?)

Daisygirl
Posted by: Bluebird

Re: What do your grandchildren call you? - 10/28/05 11:36 PM

I only have 1 grandson, he's two,and he calls me Nonnie. I'm Sicilian so my daughter wanted him to call me the Italian name for grandma. We thought it was Nonnie or Nonna...My husband is PapaJim. His other grandparents are Grammie Pammie (my idea) and Pop Pop.
Posted by: Bluebird

Re: What do your grandchildren call you? - 10/28/05 11:37 PM

BTW - nice topic, Daisy! don't you find that whatever a child calls his grandparents, that it sounds so darn adorable coming out of their mouths?? [Smile]
Posted by: Daisygirl

Re: What do your grandchildren call you? - 10/29/05 01:05 AM

Yes, I love the sound of it - but sometimes by the end of my grandson's visit, I'm ready to not hear it for a day or 2.

One thing I'm careful of is to never use the words babysit or watch when I have my grandson. I usually call my son and ask if he can visit me.
Posted by: Dianne

Re: What do your grandchildren call you? - 10/29/05 01:36 AM

Mine call me Grams. I love it!
Posted by: chickadee

Re: What do your grandchildren call you? - 10/29/05 02:00 AM

Nanny Ang and Poppy Will here. [Big Grin]
I miss them. [Frown]

chick
Posted by: travelchick

Re: What do your grandchildren call you? - 10/29/05 05:08 AM

Grandma Sands and Poppa Sands. I miss mine very much too!
Posted by: Junebug

Re: What do your grandchildren call you? - 10/30/05 10:46 AM

Not original, but my grandchildren picked them themselves. Grandma Gloria and Grandpa Kraig. LOL They have tons of Grandma's and Grandpa's (some by marriage) and greats also. They chose what is easiest for them to remember.
Posted by: Dianne

Re: What do your grandchildren call you? - 10/30/05 06:26 PM

I used to be Grandma Ice Cream when I owned a DQ.
Posted by: chatty lady

Re: What do your grandchildren call you? - 10/31/05 04:21 AM

Well I went from Grammie when they were young children to Gramdma or Grandmother now that they are oh soooo old, yea, all of 14, 21 and 23. I love whatever they call me so long as they call me....
Posted by: flipperjo

Re: What do your grandchildren call you? - 11/03/05 09:18 AM

My only grandchild is only 8 months old and not talking yet but wanted to share my sister's "grandma name."

Her 2 grandchildren call her 'Nana' and her husband is 'PopPop'. My parents, their great-grandparents are 'Nana Old' and 'PopPop Old'. Cute, but my mom doesn't like it, would prefer to just be 'Grandma' like she is with the rest of the grandkids.
Posted by: jawjaw

Re: What do your grandchildren call you? - 11/25/05 06:40 AM

I have one grandbeauty, Lea (and another one on the way) and I'm teaching her to call me Big Mamma. Whatever she lands on is fine by me... as long as it isn't BM.

We put Mother's Christmas tree up today and while I was busy handing ornaments on the bottom layers and sitting in the floor, I felt something on my shoulder and turned and Lea had walked over to me and just laid her head on my shoulder. Does it get any better than that?

JJ
Posted by: SNOW

Re: What do your grandchildren call you? - 11/25/05 07:20 PM

My grandchildren call me bopbop. I don't know where it came from but it's special.
Posted by: Searcher

Re: What do your grandchildren call you? - 11/26/05 07:36 AM

O my gosh,

What an adorable topic!! I am jealous with the wishing of a grandchild!

Chat - I love that! Don't take life so seriously, it itsnt permanent!!!LOL And right on!

Jawjaw - Big Momma? You are just a hoot!!!
Posted by: Nan Fitz

Re: What do your grandchildren call you? - 11/26/05 06:25 PM

We are Nanny (or Nan) and Dad-Dad (baby talk for Granddad). The boys all have several grands, and great grands with various names but what surprises me is the way the 3 1/2 year olds already know how each one is related to them! What a joy!
Posted by: jill

Re: What do your grandchildren call you? - 06/28/06 05:54 PM

I have 5 grandaughters and the oldest who is 10 calls me dramma she couldnt say her g,s when she was little
I like dramma thought it was original
Posted by: yonuh

Re: What do your grandchildren call you? - 06/28/06 08:01 PM

My oldest grandchild started it! He called my Grandma Zona, short for Grandma in Arizona, and the other grandkids picked it up. And yes, whatever they call you sounds so cute coming out of their mouths!
[Smile]
Posted by: jawjaw

Re: What do your grandchildren call you? - 06/28/06 08:50 PM

dramma, and Grandma Zona...how precious! I think our grandchildren are more creative than we are, eh? Those names are darling. I have a friend who's name is Nancy, and her grandchildren would get "grandmaw" and "Nancy" mixed up, so it came out Grancy. I love that! Now everybody calls her Grancy.

JJ
Posted by: Lola

Re: What do your grandchildren call you? - 06/29/06 12:52 PM

Lola is what the grandchildren call me. Short for the Spanish form "abuelita". But in my grandson's school the children always address me as "Rhys' grandmother". So, the sentence would always be:
"Good morning, Rhys' grandmother"
"Thank you, Rhys' grandmother" etc etc etc.

Does not bother me because they address my daughter as "Rhys'Mom".