Re: Granny
Julie Stauffer
I had Granny and Grandpa Marvin and the others were Granny Toots (I don't
have a clue) and Grandaddy.
The worst I ever heard was my cousins' name for their great
grandmother.....Big Mama. Eeeeek!
I look forward to being Granny. I think because I have such wonderful
memories of being at my Granny's as a kid. She is still my hero and at 86
still has a garden and cares for several acres. She is a self-taught artist
who supports herself by giving painting lessons. She has encouraged me
throughout my parenting career.
For Christmas, I got her a Bonsai Potato, kind of like a Pet Rock (zen
without the wait, you know). Everybody stared like I gave her orange house
paint. But Granny and I laughed and giggled over the manual that came with
it all day. I love her to death.
Julie
have a clue) and Grandaddy.
The worst I ever heard was my cousins' name for their great
grandmother.....Big Mama. Eeeeek!
I look forward to being Granny. I think because I have such wonderful
memories of being at my Granny's as a kid. She is still my hero and at 86
still has a garden and cares for several acres. She is a self-taught artist
who supports herself by giving painting lessons. She has encouraged me
throughout my parenting career.
For Christmas, I got her a Bonsai Potato, kind of like a Pet Rock (zen
without the wait, you know). Everybody stared like I gave her orange house
paint. But Granny and I laughed and giggled over the manual that came with
it all day. I love her to death.
Julie
susan bundlie
On Tuesday, February 18, 2003, at 02:47 AM,
[email protected] wrote:
boyfriend that contained a picture of his newborn baby (Sandra,
remember Sam?). It started me thinking about how I just may be a
grandmother some day and I don't know what I want to be called.
My mother didn't like the word "Grandma" and wanted to be called
"Nana", which I really (initially) disliked. Neither of my dh's parents
were particularly warm or fuzzy, so our girls don't have an affection
for either "Grandma" or "Grandpa" (my warm and fuzzy dad died before
they were born). Dh's mother's first grandchild called her "Gumma",
which she hated -- she even made fun of him for saying it that way.
Does anybody have any sweet grandparent names?
Susan, who hopefully won't be a Gumma for some time
[email protected] wrote:
> <<Every single morning granny made biscuits from scratch>>I just this morning got an email from my older daughter's first
boyfriend that contained a picture of his newborn baby (Sandra,
remember Sam?). It started me thinking about how I just may be a
grandmother some day and I don't know what I want to be called.
My mother didn't like the word "Grandma" and wanted to be called
"Nana", which I really (initially) disliked. Neither of my dh's parents
were particularly warm or fuzzy, so our girls don't have an affection
for either "Grandma" or "Grandpa" (my warm and fuzzy dad died before
they were born). Dh's mother's first grandchild called her "Gumma",
which she hated -- she even made fun of him for saying it that way.
Does anybody have any sweet grandparent names?
Susan, who hopefully won't be a Gumma for some time
[email protected]
In a message dated 2/18/2003 1:57:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,
strandbe@... writes:
was too young to be a grandma so she wanted her first name added to it so she
was a Grandma Helen.
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> Does anybody have any sweet grandparent names?I had a Nana and a Mama (pronounced Maw-maw) and a grandma who thought she
>
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was a Grandma Helen.
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Tia Leschke
>When my granddaughter was born, her parents let all the grandparents (more
> I just this morning got an email from my older daughter's first
> boyfriend that contained a picture of his newborn baby (Sandra,
> remember Sam?). It started me thinking about how I just may be a
> grandmother some day and I don't know what I want to be called.
than 4 because of steps) choose what they wanted to be called. My maternal
grandmother had been called Granna, because my oldest cousin hadn't been
able to say grandma. I decided to go with that. When Skye was first
learning to talk, she called me Bumma. I wasn't exactly crazy about that,
but she grew out of it. <g> The second one is talking now, and the closest
he can come is Yah-yah. I like that. And my sister just told me that it's
actually Greek for grandma.
My husband (the step-grandpa) chose Poppy, which is what he called his dad.
His parents are Grandma Rain (Irene) and Grandpa Silly (He *is* silly, at
least around the kids.) My ex chose to be called Grandpappy, but Skye
couldn't say that and shortened it to Happy. Happy he still is, which is
quite ironic. A less happy man I've yet to know. <g> Her other bio
grandma is just Trish, and my ex mil (her great grandma) was Grandma Down
the Road for a long time.
My German dad had already died by the time I had kids, but my mother (who
wasn't German) agreed to be called Oma to keep the German tradition going.
(Although it actually wasn't a tradition in my family. My grandparents were
called Mutti and Vati, which are the German words for Mommy and Daddy, by
almost everyone who knew them well. So did we, though I never knew why.)
Tia
Pam Hartley
I have an ambition to be addressed as Grandmama. With the inflection as done
by the snooty socialites in bad television dramas, of course. ;)
Pam
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by the snooty socialites in bad television dramas, of course. ;)
Pam
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>From: susan bundlie <strandbe@...>
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Granny
>Date: Tue, Feb 18, 2003, 10:12 AM
>
>
> On Tuesday, February 18, 2003, at 02:47 AM,
> [email protected] wrote:
>
>> <<Every single morning granny made biscuits from scratch>>
>
> I just this morning got an email from my older daughter's first
> boyfriend that contained a picture of his newborn baby (Sandra,
> remember Sam?). It started me thinking about how I just may be a
> grandmother some day and I don't know what I want to be called.
>
> My mother didn't like the word "Grandma" and wanted to be called
> "Nana", which I really (initially) disliked. Neither of my dh's parents
> were particularly warm or fuzzy, so our girls don't have an affection
> for either "Grandma" or "Grandpa" (my warm and fuzzy dad died before
> they were born). Dh's mother's first grandchild called her "Gumma",
> which she hated -- she even made fun of him for saying it that way.
>
> Does anybody have any sweet grandparent names?
>
> Susan, who hopefully won't be a Gumma for some time
>
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Jon and Rue Kream
When Dagny was little she named my mom Mima (me-ma). I love it, but
that just may be because Dagny said it :0). ~Rue
"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain."
-----Original Message-----
From: susan bundlie [mailto:strandbe@...]
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 1:13 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Granny
Does anybody have any sweet grandparent names?
that just may be because Dagny said it :0). ~Rue
"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain."
-----Original Message-----
From: susan bundlie [mailto:strandbe@...]
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 1:13 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Granny
Does anybody have any sweet grandparent names?
Jeff & Kate Kerr
****Does anybody have any sweet grandparent names?
Susan, who hopefully won't be a Gumma for some time****
My stepmother wanted to be called gramma D (her name is Deborah), bu my
oldest shortened it to Debba D. Then when my youngest came along it
became just Deborah. I thought for years that they were calling her
that because it is her name, that's what other people call her, and
while it was THEY thought that everyone had a Deborah! They understand,
just a few weeks ago actually, that that is her name - not something we
call her because she is grandma. So occasionally now they call her
Debba D.
My mother was always just plain ole gramma. Then when my niece starting
talking she changed it to By-ya. My sister and my mom were at a family
reunion, in a room crowded with relatives and Emily who was 1 1/2 at the
time, was yelling By-ya. No one knew what she wanted until she walked
up to my mom and grabbed her, making it very clear that her new name was
By-ya. Now when I'm trying to explain to my kids who I was talking to
on the phone I just say By-ya and they know.
My husband's mother is Grandma Jean - no nicknames for her!
Kate
who likes Nana (soft a's) because she had a great one.
Susan, who hopefully won't be a Gumma for some time****
My stepmother wanted to be called gramma D (her name is Deborah), bu my
oldest shortened it to Debba D. Then when my youngest came along it
became just Deborah. I thought for years that they were calling her
that because it is her name, that's what other people call her, and
while it was THEY thought that everyone had a Deborah! They understand,
just a few weeks ago actually, that that is her name - not something we
call her because she is grandma. So occasionally now they call her
Debba D.
My mother was always just plain ole gramma. Then when my niece starting
talking she changed it to By-ya. My sister and my mom were at a family
reunion, in a room crowded with relatives and Emily who was 1 1/2 at the
time, was yelling By-ya. No one knew what she wanted until she walked
up to my mom and grabbed her, making it very clear that her new name was
By-ya. Now when I'm trying to explain to my kids who I was talking to
on the phone I just say By-ya and they know.
My husband's mother is Grandma Jean - no nicknames for her!
Kate
who likes Nana (soft a's) because she had a great one.
Nancy Wooton
on 2/18/03 11:25 AM, Pam Hartley at pamhartley@... wrote:
<ggg>
My dd, her first grandchild, called my dh's mom "Gram Gram," which my
children have since dropped but which persists among the cousins. The usual
slurring of "Grandma" into "Gramma" is now my children's preference, but
they write "Grandma."
My neice called my dad "Poppa," and my other neice called him "Poppo."
Neither girl knew a dad of her own, so I think their moms encouraged this.
Nancy
> I have an ambition to be addressed as Grandmama. With the inflection as doneIsn't that what they called the crazy old hag in The Addams Family?
> by the snooty socialites in bad television dramas, of course. ;)
>
> Pam
<ggg>
My dd, her first grandchild, called my dh's mom "Gram Gram," which my
children have since dropped but which persists among the cousins. The usual
slurring of "Grandma" into "Gramma" is now my children's preference, but
they write "Grandma."
My neice called my dad "Poppa," and my other neice called him "Poppo."
Neither girl knew a dad of her own, so I think their moms encouraged this.
Nancy
Tia Leschke
> I have an ambition to be addressed as Grandmama. With the inflection asdone
> by the snooty socialites in bad television dramas, of course. ;)Like in the Jay O'Callahan story, Tulips.
Tia
kbmatlock <[email protected]>
My m&f are Mimi and Papa (pronounced Pawpaw) since my mother
renounced all names starting with "grand." Sean called her Mimi
because that's what his best friend at the time called her
grandmother, and as first grandchild he had naming rights. Papa is
what we called our grandfather, so it just shifted a generation.
My inlaws are Grandma and Grandpa, names with a lack of imagination
that just suits them <eg>.
Karen
renounced all names starting with "grand." Sean called her Mimi
because that's what his best friend at the time called her
grandmother, and as first grandchild he had naming rights. Papa is
what we called our grandfather, so it just shifted a generation.
My inlaws are Grandma and Grandpa, names with a lack of imagination
that just suits them <eg>.
Karen
Tia Leschke
> When Dagny was little she named my mom Mima (me-ma). I love it, butMy mother has a friend (still) from grade one. Her mother was called Mima
> that just may be because Dagny said it :0). ~Rue
by her kids. It was supposed to be Mommy backwards.
Tia
mary krzyzanowski
Our family grandparents names through various generations have been:
Papa, Grandma, Gamma, Dziadzi (Polish, pronounced Gagie with a short a
sound), Nummy, Bubba, Nonnie, Grandpa, and my dd's name for her
great-grandma: Grandma Great Schickler.
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Papa, Grandma, Gamma, Dziadzi (Polish, pronounced Gagie with a short a
sound), Nummy, Bubba, Nonnie, Grandpa, and my dd's name for her
great-grandma: Grandma Great Schickler.
Mary-NY
>From: susan bundlie <strandbe@...>_________________________________________________________________
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Granny
>Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 12:12:39 -0600
>
>
>On Tuesday, February 18, 2003, at 02:47 AM,
>[email protected] wrote:
>
> > <<Every single morning granny made biscuits from scratch>>
>
>I just this morning got an email from my older daughter's first
>boyfriend that contained a picture of his newborn baby (Sandra,
>remember Sam?). It started me thinking about how I just may be a
>grandmother some day and I don't know what I want to be called.
>
>My mother didn't like the word "Grandma" and wanted to be called
>"Nana", which I really (initially) disliked. Neither of my dh's parents
>were particularly warm or fuzzy, so our girls don't have an affection
>for either "Grandma" or "Grandpa" (my warm and fuzzy dad died before
>they were born). Dh's mother's first grandchild called her "Gumma",
>which she hated -- she even made fun of him for saying it that way.
>
>Does anybody have any sweet grandparent names?
>
>Susan, who hopefully won't be a Gumma for some time
>
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I'm pretty sure for Dagny it was just a 6 month old's attempt at Gramma
:0). I'm hoping to be a Mima someday too, but you never know what the
baby will come out with no matter what YOU decide! ~Rue
"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain."
-----Original Message-----
From: Tia Leschke [mailto:leschke@...]
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 4:07 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] Granny
My mother has a friend (still) from grade one. Her mother was called
Mima by her kids. It was supposed to be Mommy backwards. Tia
:0). I'm hoping to be a Mima someday too, but you never know what the
baby will come out with no matter what YOU decide! ~Rue
"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain."
-----Original Message-----
From: Tia Leschke [mailto:leschke@...]
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 4:07 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] Granny
My mother has a friend (still) from grade one. Her mother was called
Mima by her kids. It was supposed to be Mommy backwards. Tia
Pam Hartley
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Okay, now it's gone from ambition to full-blown obsession. <g>
Pam, dreaming of hag-hood...
>From: Nancy Wooton <ikonstitcher@...>Really!?
>To: <[email protected]>
>Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] Granny
>Date: Tue, Feb 18, 2003, 11:58 AM
>
>> I have an ambition to be addressed as Grandmama. With the inflection as done
>> by the snooty socialites in bad television dramas, of course. ;)
>>
>> Pam
>
> Isn't that what they called the crazy old hag in The Addams Family?
Okay, now it's gone from ambition to full-blown obsession. <g>
Pam, dreaming of hag-hood...
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From: kbmatlock <kbmatlock@...> [mailto:kbmatlock@...]
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 3:54 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Re: Granny
My m&f are Mimi and Papa (pronounced Pawpaw) since my mother
renounced all names starting with "grand." Sean called her Mimi
because that's what his best friend at the time called her
grandmother, and as first grandchild he had naming rights. Papa is
what we called our grandfather, so it just shifted a generation.
My inlaws are Grandma and Grandpa, names with a lack of imagination
that just suits them <eg>.
Karen
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From: kbmatlock <kbmatlock@...> [mailto:kbmatlock@...]
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 3:54 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Re: Granny
My m&f are Mimi and Papa (pronounced Pawpaw) since my mother
renounced all names starting with "grand." Sean called her Mimi
because that's what his best friend at the time called her
grandmother, and as first grandchild he had naming rights. Papa is
what we called our grandfather, so it just shifted a generation.
My inlaws are Grandma and Grandpa, names with a lack of imagination
that just suits them <eg>.
Karen
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Bill and Diane
I put in for "granny" right away before my grandson was born. My parents
are "grandmom" and "granddad" and my MIL (and ex-MIL) are both grandma
(to their own respective grandkids). I don't know what the other two
sets of grandparents are asking my grandbaby to call them.
:-) Diane
are "grandmom" and "granddad" and my MIL (and ex-MIL) are both grandma
(to their own respective grandkids). I don't know what the other two
sets of grandparents are asking my grandbaby to call them.
:-) Diane
>><<Every single morning granny made biscuits from scratch>>
>>
>
>I just this morning got an email from my older daughter's first
>boyfriend that contained a picture of his newborn baby (Sandra,
>remember Sam?). It started me thinking about how I just may be a
>grandmother some day and I don't know what I want to be called.
>
>My mother didn't like the word "Grandma" and wanted to be called
>"Nana", which I really (initially) disliked. Neither of my dh's parents
>were particularly warm or fuzzy, so our girls don't have an affection
>for either "Grandma" or "Grandpa" (my warm and fuzzy dad died before
>they were born). Dh's mother's first grandchild called her "Gumma",
>which she hated -- she even made fun of him for saying it that way.
>
>Does anybody have any sweet grandparent names?
>
Nanci Kuykendall
>Does anybody have any sweet grandparent names?I always liked Maamaw (that's maa with the same a
sound as "map") and Papa.
Nanci K.
Alyce - VintageGuitarPro.com
What a bunch of interesting names! We have so many due to 2nd
marriages, etc (the grandparents, and me!) So... We have a granny and
pop-pop (my mom and step dad), a green grandpa and Donna (my dad and
step mom), a Ma and Pa (my husband's parents), Grandpa Bob and Tina (my
ex-husband's dad and step mom), and a Gram (ex-husband's mom). Have
mercy. And yes, we're all still in touch very regularly.
My grandmother was called Baba. My great-grandmother was Nana.
~Alyce
marriages, etc (the grandparents, and me!) So... We have a granny and
pop-pop (my mom and step dad), a green grandpa and Donna (my dad and
step mom), a Ma and Pa (my husband's parents), Grandpa Bob and Tina (my
ex-husband's dad and step mom), and a Gram (ex-husband's mom). Have
mercy. And yes, we're all still in touch very regularly.
My grandmother was called Baba. My great-grandmother was Nana.
~Alyce
Angie <[email protected]>
I had a "Mammy"...I think she's still around, watching over me...she
passed away a year ago...I miss my Mammy :(
--- In [email protected], Nanci Kuykendall
<aisliin@y...> wrote:
passed away a year ago...I miss my Mammy :(
--- In [email protected], Nanci Kuykendall
<aisliin@y...> wrote:
> >Does anybody have any sweet grandparent names?
>
> I always liked Maamaw (that's maa with the same a
> sound as "map") and Papa.
>
> Nanci K.
[email protected]
In a message dated 2/18/03 10:17:14 PM, angiehewerdine@... writes:
<< > I always liked Maamaw (that's maa with the same a
My kids call my husband's parents Grandma and Grandpa, and my mom Granny.
My dad was gone by the time they were born.
Holly's said she would like for her kids to call me Granny, but I'm not fond
of the idea.
Sandra
<< > I always liked Maamaw (that's maa with the same a
> sound as "map") and Papa. >>I had a Mamaw and Papaw, and a Granny and Papaw.
My kids call my husband's parents Grandma and Grandpa, and my mom Granny.
My dad was gone by the time they were born.
Holly's said she would like for her kids to call me Granny, but I'm not fond
of the idea.
Sandra
[email protected]
In a message dated 2/18/03 12:43:52 PM, leschke@... writes:
<< > I just this morning got an email from my older daughter's first
<< My maternal
grandmother had been called Granna, because my oldest cousin hadn't been
able to say grandma. >>
My Mamaw complained her WHOLE LIFE (well, much of MY whole life) that she had
wanted to be called "grandmommy" but I couldn't say it and so she ended up
with all the grandkids calling her "mamaw" which she hated. I've only
started feeling the least bit guilty now that there's a possibility that
someone might call me something I don't much like. <g> At the time, I
thought names were just part of people like their noses.
Sandra
<< > I just this morning got an email from my older daughter's first
> boyfriend that contained a picture of his newborn baby (Sandra,Yes. Sam was a sweetie.
> remember Sam?) >>
<< My maternal
grandmother had been called Granna, because my oldest cousin hadn't been
able to say grandma. >>
My Mamaw complained her WHOLE LIFE (well, much of MY whole life) that she had
wanted to be called "grandmommy" but I couldn't say it and so she ended up
with all the grandkids calling her "mamaw" which she hated. I've only
started feeling the least bit guilty now that there's a possibility that
someone might call me something I don't much like. <g> At the time, I
thought names were just part of people like their noses.
Sandra
Janet Hamlin
When I was growing up we had Nana, Grandma, Bear (his name is Ted), Mamma
(pronounced Ma'am-uh), Poppa, Grammy, Grampop. Bear has now become the
Great Grand Bear, and we have PopPop (or Poppy) and Grandad.
My SIL's kids call their grandma Gigi (from G.G. or Grandma Gretchen).
Janet
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Changing lives.......one mile at a time.
(pronounced Ma'am-uh), Poppa, Grammy, Grampop. Bear has now become the
Great Grand Bear, and we have PopPop (or Poppy) and Grandad.
My SIL's kids call their grandma Gigi (from G.G. or Grandma Gretchen).
Janet
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In a message dated 2/19/2003 3:50:04 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
Hey, Janis, would you let us know when and where you're doing Pow-wows? We'd
love to go to one (we're in Salem, MA), and we'd love to meet you.
Kathryn
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>We did that with my paternal grandparents, who were also from the Azores.
> We use "VaVoa" (female)and VaVu (male)
> That's Azorean.
>
>
Hey, Janis, would you let us know when and where you're doing Pow-wows? We'd
love to go to one (we're in Salem, MA), and we'd love to meet you.
Kathryn
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[email protected]
>Does anybody have any sweet grandparent names?My 97 yo grandmother is called Maw (rhymes with paw) by everyone she knows.
Her mother was Mamaw. I never knew my grandfather on that side.
My other grandmother was Gramma, until we became teens, and then we shortened
it to Gram, as Chicago teens are prone to do. My grandfather was called
Grandpa or Gramps. He was a character so we could get away with a lot.
My sons called my mother Gram from the start. I want to be called Gramma
first, and they can shorten it later if they like. ;)
My dad is called Poppy by my sons, but the other g'children call him Grandpa.
His wife is Memaw (long e) which is a country thing that has bad
connotations for me, but it's what she wanted.
Dh's parents are Grammaw and Grandpa Tucker to my kids. Simply Grammaw and
Grandpa to their other g'children.
Grammaw (as in "...got run over by a reindeer") is just the southern version
of Gramma (said fast and clipped). But I refuse to be called Grammaw, Nana,
Nanny, Mimi, Granny or any other of the cutesy southern variations. OTOH, I
couldn't stand for my kids to call me Mommy, which I relate to Chicago, but
was quite happy with Mama, which I relate to the South.
Tuck
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In a message dated 2/19/2003 6:59:31 AM Central Standard Time,
jefhdvm@... writes:
dh's generally bland father and said "now you're GREAT Grandpa. The kids can
just call you G.G." He lit up like a Christmas tree like I was paying him a
great compliment and now all the little kids call him G.G. and he just beams
about it!
Tuck
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jefhdvm@... writes:
> My SIL's kids call their grandma Gigi (from G.G. or Grandma Gretchen).Oh yeah, I forgot. When my husband's neice had a baby at 17, I turned to
>
dh's generally bland father and said "now you're GREAT Grandpa. The kids can
just call you G.G." He lit up like a Christmas tree like I was paying him a
great compliment and now all the little kids call him G.G. and he just beams
about it!
Tuck
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Tracy
During his highschool years, my brother and his friends called my dad Fuzzy. This came from him having had a beard. When my son was born we changed it to Fuzzpop, and it stuck.
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I had an "Ana Mamie" (Grandma Mamie, my little adopted Eskimo Grandma) and I
always thought Ana sounded way better than Grandma.
It's the Eskimo term for Grandmother and is pronounced Ah-nuh.
I wouldn't mind being an Ana one day. I can't stand MeMaw, but that's what
most Southerners use...that and PawPaw.
I've also heard Nanny used, that one is ok though.
Ren
"The sun is shining--the sun is shining. That is the magic. The flowers are
growing--the roots are stirring. That is the magic. Being alive is the
magic--being strong is the magic The magic is in me--the magic is in
me....It's in every one of us."
----Frances Hodgson Burnett
always thought Ana sounded way better than Grandma.
It's the Eskimo term for Grandmother and is pronounced Ah-nuh.
I wouldn't mind being an Ana one day. I can't stand MeMaw, but that's what
most Southerners use...that and PawPaw.
I've also heard Nanny used, that one is ok though.
Ren
"The sun is shining--the sun is shining. That is the magic. The flowers are
growing--the roots are stirring. That is the magic. Being alive is the
magic--being strong is the magic The magic is in me--the magic is in
me....It's in every one of us."
----Frances Hodgson Burnett