What’s in a name? Everything…if you’re talking about your grandparent name. So says just about every new grandparent. What we hear often is, I don’t care what my grandkids call me, just as long as they call me!
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What do your grandkids call you?
I’ve been asking grandparents around the country what they’re called and why. Here are a few of their stories.
Charlene Polakoff • Margate, New Jersey
“I’m proud to be ‘Bubbie.’ My mom was Bubbie; both of my grandmothers were Bubbie. I wear this old-fashioned title with more pride than I ever could have imagined.”
Sandy Geitz • St. Louis, Missouri
“Whatever the child comes up with is fine with me. My two-year-old grandson calls me ‘Grandma‘ but it was ‘Grawawa‘ at first.”
Janet Austin • East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Janet Austin with her first grandchild, who’s old enough now to call her “Grammy.”
“I chose ‘Grammy‘ ’cause it seems a bit more playful, and what’s more fun than playing with the grandkids?”
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