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I lost more than a years worth of pictures (*whimper*) when my disk crashed - but I do have Perle's first two-fingered (rude in English) salute on the web. So nyah!
Not directed at you folks clearly. And that's my grandmother, which makes her Perle's mor-mors-mor (mother-mothers-mother). It's a real shame that one doesn't distingusih between paternal and maternal grandparents in English.
btw bunnyfire, dontcha love how babies totally look like them even when they're wee? As we can see from gorgeous moose-baby-bundle here, great eyes with a bit of michievious "so, whatsit toya?" going on in the eyebrow underscored by the mouth. And is that a potential chin-dimple going on there? Too dang sweeeeeeet! Bloody adorable that is.
Ats a cute one ya got there. Here's my son at the same age. We just got back from the park. I think watching little kids play around can actually add years to your life.
We called my mom's mom "Nana" and my dad's mom "Grandma."
Huh. We did too. Is that common practice I wonder?
We called my mom's mom, "Mom." (She didn't want to be called Grandma.) I didn't call my mom's father much of anything because he was a grumpy bastard. Seriously, I don't remember ever referring to him by any name. When he comes up in conversation with my mom my usual comment is, "Grumpy old son of a bitch." (Is okay, her comments are much worse than mine because he was just a cantankerous fucker.)
We call my dad's parents "Grandma (last name)" and "Grandpa (last name)" - they are both still alive.
I remember calling one of my grandmas "nonie" (which in her case was short for,yes, Konolia) and the other one all us grandkids called "memmas". For some reason, only Konolia's mother-my great-grandmother-got called Grandma.
And since I am Southern, my grandfather got called "granddaddy."
My daughter (the Grandbun's mom) believes in planning ahead. So it was decided that I am grandma and the other grandmother is Nana. (She prefers that name whilst I would simply choke at it.) I suspect the Bun will come up with his own appellation for me once he becomes verbal.
On a quick glance upthread looks like we've bucked tradition. Heh.
Bunnyfire, I could see a little bit of you in your grandson's cheekbones and eyes.
And yeah, there is no formal distinction made between paternal and maternal grandparents in American English but most Americans use different forms of address for the two which are unique to their own families. It's just easier that way.
Here's my son at the same age. *swooon* aw so kterribly kyoot!
There should be a formal distinctions, while I get that everyone has nan's and grans, it makes at least translating books a lot easier when you know who's who! ;P
We call the grandmother and grandfather on the father's side Dadi and Dada respectively, and the grandmom and granddad on the mother's side Nani and Nana.
I called my mom's parents "grandmom" and "grandad". We called our absent father's parents "grandma" and "grandpa". My kids called their dad's mom "Mummie", Finnish for grandmother, and my mom Nana. Now they call my husbands' parents "grandma susan" and "grandpa warren". Whew!
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