What Do You Call Your Grandparents?

[preciousjeni]

A little thread hijack...

I know a lot of people call their grandfathers "Papa." I call my father "Papa" and, when I was younger, I thought it was weird when people called used that term for a grandparent. My mother is "Mom" though she calls her own mother "Mother."

All my friends knew my mother as "Ms. [First Name]" and my father as "Papa [First Name]." I've come to realize that it's a southern thing for children to call adults by their first name, but only when preceded by Ms., Mrs., Mr., or some other title.

I'd be interested to hear what people call/called their parents as well. New thread topic or could we just add on here?

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

I'd be interested to hear what people call/called their parents as well. New thread topic or could we just add on here?

Mommy and Daddy. My sister and I never saw that as something to "grow out of," that's just who they've always been to us.

ETA: Though it's not unusual for me to call "Momma!" really enthusiastically....as in "Not the momma!!" It's an inside joke between us so she doesn't mind.

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

I'd be interested to hear what people call/called their parents as well. New thread topic or could we just add on here?

I called my parents Mummy and Daddy when I was little. I started calling them Mum and Dad at some point around age 12, and I've called them that ever since.

I call my in-laws by their first names. My husband's grandmother is "Grandma <firstname>", mainly because it feels strange to call someone two generations older than I am by just her first name, and it also feels strange to call such a close relative "Mrs. Lastname".