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DanniRae Thu 25-Apr-19 17:20:13

I'd call her Grandma Pain-in-the-a*se if I was you!

My mother-in-law decided when her first grandson was born and he was called James that she would call him Jamie. But no one else called him that and so he was known as James by every one else. I have to add that she was a pain-in-the-a*se too.

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maryeliza54 Thu 25-Apr-19 16:40:23

Call her Grandma Bob

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Nonnie Thu 25-Apr-19 16:32:17

Personally I just do what my DCs want but I started a thread a few months ago about the double barrelled surnames fad. What happens when the children of the Smith-Jones and the children of the Howell-Smythes marry each other? Will they be the Smith-Jones-Howell-Smythes? How far can this go? grin

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Razzy Thu 25-Apr-19 16:23:37

Am I being unreasonable? My mother-in-law refuses to use her grand child’s proper name, because she doesn’t think it is right that we’ve used both my husband’s surname and mine as our child’s last names. We are married but kept our own names. In fact mine is at the very end, but she refuses to use it. It really annoys me and I know my OH had another go at her about it.
I completely understand that it wasn’t like that in her day, but if she wants to use that logic I should give up work and get my husband to pay for everything.
Would it be unreasonable of me to call her Grandma Bob from now on, because I prefer it, instead of Grandma Barbara? ?

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