Timelies all!
My parents are Grandma and Grandpa. Gary's mom is Nana Herfirstname. Gary's dad and stepmom are Saba and Sovta(guessing on the spelling, as those are hebrew words for Grandpa and Grandma).
Actually, I was thinking it would be sort of like a pet. You know, we could...we could name her Trixie, or Miss Kitty Fantastico, or something.
Tara ,'Empty Places'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sheryl - Aug 03, 2019 9:48:30 am PDT #10075 of 30019
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 03, 2019 10:54:14 am PDT #10076 of 30019
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
My paternal grandmother was Grandma, and my maternal grandmother was Mammoo (thanks to the first child of my generation on that side being unable to pronounce Memaw corectly as a toddler; she fared better than his paternal grandmother, Ka-ka). Both grandfathers were long dead before grandkids entered the picture, so they were never really called anything.
Beverly - Aug 03, 2019 11:58:25 am PDT #10077 of 30019
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I always expected and wanted to be called Nana, but our stepson already had a Nana, and I wanted him to call me the same as any other grandchildren, so I settled on Grammie. It does stand out against MeeMaw, Nana, and Grandma Shirley, and it was a sturdy stanchon in the welter of step-grands as their mother married five times and they were presented with a smorgasbord of grandmother names and a few grandfather names as well. H has only ever been Grampa. "You know the rule when you borrow the car?" "Yes, Grampa."
lisah - Aug 03, 2019 1:36:56 pm PDT #10078 of 30019
Punishingly Intricate
Amy, were your Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop from the Mid-Atlantic? I've only ever heard people from around here use those names. My Mom joked about being called Granny, as in the image of an old granny in a rocking chair smoking a pipe on a porch. It stuck, though!
Amy - Aug 03, 2019 2:00:28 pm PDT #10079 of 30019
Because books.
They were, lisah! Delaware, in fact, although MomMom was born and raised in West Virginia.
Actually, the old great grandparent I had was my father's grandmother, Gram Morgan. And by the time I knew her she was Gram to pretty much everyone, including neighbors and people at church.
sj - Aug 03, 2019 2:16:07 pm PDT #10080 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
We saw the touring production of Hamilton today! So good!
msbelle - Aug 03, 2019 2:18:56 pm PDT #10081 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
mac texted me "demanding" money from the car fund I have been saving for him. He wrote "I am not going to argue back and forth with you, just give me my money". HAHAHA
The money is graduation gift and proceeds from sale of the car that I generously have set aside hoping he'd get his shit together.
He apparently "needs" to go to Six Flags, so he needs $65.
Oh wee child. How many ways can I say no? Today we may find out. As for now, I have stopped responding.
Theodosia - Aug 03, 2019 3:02:12 pm PDT #10082 of 30019
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Tell him that people who don't know where they're going to be living in 28 days don't get to go to Six Flags.
(I'm wondering if you should talk to a lawyer and set up provisions in your will to put your estate in a trust that will only disburse money to him in stages, or leave it to your parents to administer for him until he's 25 or whatever. Because he's going to blow through it and be homeless if he got a lump sum, at this stage.)
Tom Scola - Aug 03, 2019 3:17:58 pm PDT #10083 of 30019
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I need money to go to Six Flags, too!
Except between tickets and bus fare, I'm gonna need way more than $65. I guess Mac is kind of a bargain?
sj - Aug 03, 2019 3:33:58 pm PDT #10084 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Theo, that's how we have our will set up for ltc.