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What should I call myself?

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HazelEyes Fri 08-Oct-21 22:25:35

I am a great aunt to my niece's son who is soon to be one. How should I sign a birthday card to him? Just my first name, aunty or great aunty?
If you are a great aunt, how do you sign cards?

granfromafar Fri 08-Oct-21 22:29:40

I'm not a great-aunt but I would sign myself Aunty. The birthday boy won't know any difference anyway!

Grandma70s Fri 08-Oct-21 22:34:33

I sign myself Great-Auntie (plus my first name) to my two little great-nieces. They do have aunts, but I’m not one of them. Being Great-Auntie is a little bit special.

Chardy Fri 08-Oct-21 22:37:07

Gr-aunty (pronounced Granty) is the new word in our family

Shelflife Fri 08-Oct-21 22:39:33

I am Aunty to my great neice.

M0nica Fri 08-Oct-21 22:39:42

My children always just called their great aunts 'aunty', so that is how they signed anything they sent them.

Grandma70s Fri 08-Oct-21 22:40:36

Chardy

Gr-aunty (pronounced Granty) is the new word in our family

That’s rather good!

BlueBelle Fri 08-Oct-21 22:43:38

I m not one but I d just be aunts

Peasblossom Fri 08-Oct-21 23:13:00

I’m Grauntie too ?

Esspee Fri 08-Oct-21 23:17:45

I would choose great aunty first name. It makes you special and gives a sense of family history.

Chestnut Fri 08-Oct-21 23:21:22

Absolutely Esspee! Be proud of your title, being a great aunt is special and the little ones should know that. ?

SueDonim Fri 08-Oct-21 23:24:01

I like Graunty! I haven’t come across that before. I just sign G-Auntie Sue. My nieces and nephews are in their 40’s & 50’s now so they just call me Sue and tbh, I don’t mind if their children call me Sue, as well. I don’t feel the need to be auntie anything.

Baggs Sat 09-Oct-21 06:31:55

What does your niece call you? We all called my mother-in-law’s aunt Aunt Belle (not her real name) because that’s what mil called her even though she was a great aunt to mil’s kids.

I also like Graunty smile

absent Sat 09-Oct-21 06:58:12

My wonderful and much loved aunt was tickled pink by my daughter addressing her as great aunt ... Coming from a huge extended family, it helped to give absentdaughter a clue about who was who and how they fitted in the family among this huge mass of people.

Kim19 Sat 09-Oct-21 07:16:39

The beauty of titles is that you can choose whatever you want to be called (with the parents' acceptance, of course). I rather like Granty. Don't think I've heard it before. Just as long as it's never pronounced Grunty! Good luck with whatever you choose and...... just enjoy.

Calendargirl Sat 09-Oct-21 07:26:24

I just sign ‘auntie’. My sister makes a point of writing ‘great auntie….’ but it’s a bit lengthy when you add on ‘great uncle….’ also.

annsixty Sat 09-Oct-21 07:33:51

My SiL was most put out when my young GC called her Greataunt Margaret when they met for the first time.
She said it made her feel very old ,so Aunty Margaret it was.

Septimia Sat 09-Oct-21 09:02:31

I use 'Aunty' as a courtesey title and shall do until the children are adults then, as with nieces and nephews, it will just be my first name.

Mapleleaf Sat 09-Oct-21 09:10:25

Same here, Septimia. - though some of my adult nephews and nieces still call me “aunty …”.

PaperMonster Sat 09-Oct-21 11:15:32

I’d suggest Aunty. My daughter gets cards signed ‘great Aunty’ such and such and we find it a bit odd! In person she calls them Aunty! But that is on her dad’s side of the family. On my side the females are aunties.