Grandparents by any other name
Do your children have nicknames for their grandparents?
The New York Times reports that grandparents don't want to called Grandma or Grandpa because they sound old.
Resistant to being called anything that makes them sound old, baby-boomer grandparents have taken to accepting toddlers’ neologisms and ethnic variations or, better yet, naming themselves.
There's even a website and a book to find the perfect new name to call Gram.
Grandparents seeking help finding just the right appellation can choose from trendy, playful, international or traditional options at Grandparents.com. They can also turn to “The New Grandparents Name Book, a Lighthearted Guide to Picking the Perfect Grandparent Name” (ArtStone Press). Written by the mother and daughter team Lin Wellford, 59, and Skye Pifer, 35, it offers 700 unstodgy options, like G-mom, Doodad, Popsi, Bubba and “Sonoma and Napa for a more sophisticated set.”
Share some nicknames and their origins here.
Comments
My son calls my mother-in-law Mimi, because her initials are ME. Growing up, I called my dad's mother Nain, which is Welsh for grandmother. My other grandmother was a Grammie. My mom, though, is just Grandma!
Posted by: Betsy | May 19, 2011 1:52 PM