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    Posted: 30 October 2010 at 3:51am
Just cuz i'm curious!

Are your parents gran/grandad? Grandma/Grandpa? Oma/Opa?

etc, etc.

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My girls call their father's parents -
   Grandma & Poppa

And they call my parents -
    Nana & Gabba

They used to try and call my Dad "Grandad" but found it hard so came up with Gabba one day and it has just stuck!

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My girl calls my parents Grandma and Grandad and her dad's parents Dead Nana and Dead Poppa (for obvious reasons!). She calls my grandparents Great Grandma and Great Grandad.

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We just have my parents which are Nana and Grandad, DP's parents have both passed away I love Oma and Opa though, T's godfather has an Oma and Opa




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We have Grandma and Grandad, Grampa and Nan and Poppa.

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We have Grandma and Grandad and Nanna and Poppa. I was pleased when DH's parents wanted to be Nanna and Poppa, because Mum and Dad wouldn't want anything other than Grandma and Grandad, and it was less confusing that way!

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We will be having Grandma and Grandad, Nanna and Poppa. It's been awkward cos both sets wanted to be called Nanna and Poppa and one set has just kind of bagsed it and said that's them. Lol. Inlaws are so much fun.
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We have nana and granddad and then for my stepfather poppa. Then DH parents have amah and ahkong as they are chinese.
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We have quite a collection!

My family: Grandma, Nana, Grandpa, Nan & Fa

DH's family: Grandma E***, Grandad, Amah, Great Grandad, Gung Gung & Paw Paw.
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Grandpa - my dad
Gran and Grandad - ILs
SuperGran - great grandmother
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Mum is 'Nana', love it when DS sees her coming home and shouts out Nana.

Dad is Granddad,
Step mum wants to be Gran, though DS hasn't got that one down yet.

My Nana, is Nanna.

Exs dad is Granddad but not sure what DS calls his mum.
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before the kids were born i asked both sets of out parents what they actually wanted to be called, so now we have a Nana and Grandad, and a Grandma and Grandad.

Course when DS was little they got all sorts until he learnt how to pronounce words properly :)
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My parents are Nana and Grandad (or Gandad), and their other grandparents are Gran and Poppa. They also have a Grandma (their dad's grandmother) and another Nana (my grandmother).
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my mum n dad are Nan and Pop

DPs parents are Gran(d)ma and Grandad.

mum 'claimed' Nan back when we found out i was UTD. said 'grandma' made her feel old (she is 44)
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My mother is Nan (she didnt want to be nana or grnadma cos that made her sound too old, she was 40 when DS was born )

My ex's parents are nana and grandad

Jae doesnt see my mum much, and DPs dad doesnt interact with her at all so no names from her for them yet (both my father and DPs mother are deceased), but when his mum was alive, she was nana Griff, and he was poppy Griff (part of their last name, and is his nickname)

When I was growing up all grandparents were just grandma and grandad, but we added their last name to differentiate between them.
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We have';
Nan and Pop (my parents). Haha Squishy that's exactly what my mum said!
Nonna and Uncle Mark (my MIL and her partner)
Granny and Grandpa (my FIL and step-MIL)

But I suppose they might turn into something else once our daughter starts talking.
Adoring Mum to Talisin 8/9/11 and Kiara 18/01/10
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DHs parents and nana and grandad. my mum is dead but is still nana val and my dad is grandad mack cos thats who my first son was named after and i want him to always know thats where he got his name


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DH is Dutch so we have Opa & Oma...& when we are grandparents we will be Opa & Oma...now way I want to be granny, ha ha
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My parents are Nannan and Grandad.
ILs are Nanna and Grandad, although she hasn't seen them since she started talking so that may change.

Nannan was named when Jody was only about a week old. My mum asked Jody what she wanted to call her and teeny tiny Jody said 'Nannan' lol
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My parents: Grandma & Grandad
IL's: Gran & Da, and Grandpop
Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years).
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