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| Mon, 11-14-2005 - 10:38pm |
My MIL wants to be called "Oma" and "Opa" due to their German background. I can't help but think of the Oompa Loompa's from Willy Wonka. She refuses to be called "Grandma" because it sounds old to her. Does anyone have any good suggestions for nn for grandparents?
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We have an Oma and Opa and it works well with our kids ;)
My nephews were calling MIL and FIL "Grammy" and "Boompah." They wanted DS to call them the same. When DS started to talk, he ended up calling MIL "Mimi." I like that he has his own name for her-- I think she does too. I think "Mimi" is really cute and doesn't sound as "old" as Grammy.
My parents are just Grandma and Grandpa.
I am glad he came up with something different because he has 3 sets of grandparents and 2 sets of great-granparents! Going from house to house over the holidays to see all of them can get confusing when I tell him we're going to Grandma's house! GOOD LUCK
I think Oma and Opa are cute! At least it's different than the usual Grandma and Grandpa.
For me, it was always Grandma and Poppop on both sides, and if we were talking "about" them instead of "to" them, we would take on the last name, i.e. Grandma Bilo or Grandma Meyer.
But my very Hungarian-Romanian great-grandparents were always Baba and Ya-ya, and I always thought that was cute. In fact, us kids always pronounced Baba similar to Bubba, which was a funny was to describe a tiny little 96-year-old woman who spoke no English.
I have friends that call their grandparents Amma and Abba, Mimi and Papa, Nana and Pop, etc. I think it's cool to have unique grandparent names!
Kate
I think that her not wanting to be called grandma but willing to be called Oma is funny since it means the same thing.
My MIL doesnt want to be called either because she gets that being called grandma in another language does not change the meaning.
I understand your connection and find it funny but I wish my MIL would accept Oma. We have a made up word, Omama, for her so that she isnt called grandma in any language.
Whatever you all decide to call her when your child/ children are old enough they are going to call her what they want.
Good Luck
Corey
Sarah
My friend always called her grandma "Grandmere".
Ali
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