My mother died 6 years ago and my father is remarried. I just found out I'm pregnant and before I tell them I need to figure out what I want my child to call my dad's wife. Does anyone have any suggestions? I want to avoid using ma or mom or anything like that.
2007-09-06 01:56:34 · 19 answers · asked by Emily V 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Nana or Oma.
2007-09-06 02:02:48 · answer #1 · answered by claudiacake 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
most kids will call them what they want anyway so I would just wait and see what they come up with. And if this conflict is something about you not wanting your children to be too close to your step mom then I suggest you deal with those feelings before the child arrives. could be bad for the whole family if the kids arent aloud to treat her as part of the family
2007-09-06 02:07:19 · answer #2 · answered by badb1tch 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
-Nanna
-Maymee
-Gran
-Granny
My mom in law also remarried but I think it is respectful to let the child address the new spouse as grandma/grandpa and also tell the kid of the late granny. Theres no harm in teaching the child the truth of the matter.
2007-09-06 03:04:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it should be up to your Dad's wife as to what she should be called. She is not replacing your lost mother,honey but she is keeping your dad from leading a lonely life,please don't deny your dad this your mom would want all of you to be happy and I promise you she will not think you are betraying her if you accept your step-mom into the family. You probably won't like my answer but it comes from my heart. Congratulations, raise her with lots of joy and love as your mother would have wanted.
2007-09-06 02:07:53 · answer #4 · answered by jade_2011 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have a huge family and there have been lots of remarriages throughout. My daughter calls almost all of them something different. Nana, Nana _____, Grandma, Grammy, Grandma ____, then there is Oma, Memaw, Nanny and for the guys, Grandpa, Papa, Poppy, and Opa. Good Luck with this. :)
2007-09-06 02:20:18 · answer #5 · answered by JoJo 78 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well if she is going to be a grandma to your child, (since this is the only one your baby will know) Grammy, grandma, I am sure she is going to be there for you and the baby, let her enjoy being a grandma, apparently she loves your dad. and there is no reason that you can't tell your baby about his real grandma. But don't take the honor away from the living grandma and your baby. life is just too short to be petty. congrats. on your new baby, just try to enjoy everyone who come into your life, and let everyone that loves you and your child share in the joy. names are just that.. NAMES!
2007-09-06 02:40:22 · answer #6 · answered by kissybertha 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My mother hated all the grandma type nicknames so we just repeat the first syllable of her name. Her name is Judy so we call her JuJu. If her name was Debroah we would call her DeDe and so on.
2007-09-06 03:37:34 · answer #7 · answered by Starsfan14 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had a boss with that predicament. She and her daughter decided that they wouldn't tell the kids what to call her. They would wait and see what the kids would come up with on their own. And trust me, they will. It ended up being something really cute. I think it would help them to bond with the grandma more if they make it up themselves.
2007-09-06 02:02:58 · answer #8 · answered by FW 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because of divorce and remarriage and the fact that our grandparents are still with us- we have had to come up with several names. We use: Grammy, Granny, Grandma, Mimi, Grandmother and Meme.
2007-09-06 02:07:55 · answer #9 · answered by ecstaticdevine 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Grammy
2007-09-06 02:05:21 · answer #10 · answered by andi 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think that it should be up to your dads wife... to an extent... my mother wanted to be called either nanny or nanna.. so i chose nanna. Ask your dad's wife what she would like to be called and then discuss it between the 2 of you...
2007-09-06 02:04:58 · answer #11 · answered by Jess 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋