What does your grandchild call you ?

littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
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Message Posted:
09/09/2008 15:57

What does your grandchild call you and why ?



My granddaughter calls me grandad angel as she can not pronounce nigel

Hilltop



Joined: 28/04/2008
Posts: 636

Message Posted:
09/09/2008 16:03

I have 4 Nige, the two eldest call me Granddad, the third one (2 years) calls me Grad, and the baby has no idea who I am.

Coachie



Joined: 29/07/2008
Posts: 2135

Message Posted:
09/09/2008 16:09

hi nige.. my name is tom, but my little niececant quite say tommy,she says "uncle toffee"

littlenige



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Message Posted:
09/09/2008 16:10

lol tom nice one.

Chick-A-Dee


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Message Posted:
09/09/2008 16:13

Coachie ... that is sweet ...



I am a Step Parent, with no children of my own. My 'step' grandson calls me by my first name .... as much as I hate this ... I don't know what else to suggest.



He already has a 2 x Grandpa's and 2 x Grandma's on both 'divorced' sides ... I'm the only step parent and therefore no real title...modern life eh? I feel more like an "outlaw "rather than in 'in-law' !

littlenige



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Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
09/09/2008 16:26

I know the feeling chick a dee I tried to ban the G word in my vanity but alas step or what ever I still get grandad off the other 2

Chick-A-Dee


Joined: 16/06/2008
Posts: 342

Message Posted:
09/09/2008 16:29

Yeah ... you know what its like ..... thanks for being my Agony Aunt ....



You would have thought by now, the dreadful 'step' would have disappeared. I have looked into it's origins, and its nothing really to do with getting re-married.

Ballyboffin


Joined: 25/08/2007
Posts: 903

Message Posted:
09/09/2008 16:41

Our 2 year old grandson calls my husband Gaa gaa. He can't yet say Grandpa.

Mind you when the two of them are playing together I think that the child has it right in the first instance!

simbas



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Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
09/09/2008 16:49

hi , our little grandaughter Ruby calls me nanna and her grandfather papa her other grandfather she calls granga ,

Lilli



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Message Posted:
09/09/2008 16:52

hi nige my grandchildren call me GLAM MA Its a great feeling, and they dont think i have blond moments. see you later lilli

simbas



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Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
09/09/2008 17:41

lilli , how sweet , bless them , have a great evening

regards simbas

Tiggy


Joined: 25/07/2007
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Message Posted:
09/09/2008 18:17

My 2 children called my Father "Boo" & my mother "Dibby"



On my wifes side it was "Nanny" & Grundig"



My brother John was known as "bugbug" !!!!



Best days of their lifes.....& ours.



LOL

littlenige



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Message Posted:
09/09/2008 18:34

A nice thread thanks all.

The butler


Joined: 22/06/2007
Posts: 1958

Message Posted:
09/09/2008 18:43

Hi chick a dee,



My husband is in the same position as you and my granchildren call him Grandad Steve and me nan. When they are growing up they don't know anything about ex husbands and wives and only see two people together. My husband loves our grandchildren and takes a great deal of interest in them, even though he has never had any kids of his own.



The Butlers wife

smudge



Joined: 07/04/2008
Posts: 160

Message Posted:
09/09/2008 21:43

Mine called theirs little gran and big gran (not too great a compliment)

smudge

Coachie



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Message Posted:
09/09/2008 22:16

hi all ...my sisters kids used to call my mother Grottbag after somekids tv person.

fire starter


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Message Posted:
10/09/2008 11:28

mine call me nannie sara.

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
10/09/2008 13:32

When my first grandchild began to talk I wanted her to call me 'seanmhair'

Gaelic for grandmother, as I thought it sounded lovely. Then I realised, 'sean'

means 'old'. I am the only grandparent for my 2, and have no role model as

can't remember either gran, and only paternal grampa. So, now I am happy

to be called Gran (or is used to be 'Gwan'. Sounds good to me and I am very lucky.

Groucho



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Message Posted:
10/09/2008 13:36

When I have Grandchildren I want to be called often.....

Gooses


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Message Posted:
10/09/2008 14:09

When my son was little he called fish " bob bobs" so as both grandads had fish we had

Grandad Bob bobs

Grandad Bob bobs with no hair on top

Guess which grandad was bald!

Groucho - I think your post is just lovely

laptagal


Joined: 28/05/2008
Posts: 549

Message Posted:
10/09/2008 14:51

We are Grandma and Grandpa. The other set are Nannie and Grandad. I love it. When my Mother-in-law was alive, our grandchildren (at her request) called her Gee Gee (short for Great Gran).

maddog


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 87

Message Posted:
10/09/2008 20:44

mine calls me by my first name,and i love it,my wife is called nanni