The child’s eye view of the World

My children had a Nanny Cat and a Nanny Pig.

In our family we just have Gran (me) and Granny..We used to have old gran ( my. Mum).

My grandchildren use grandma/grandad followed by our first names even for great grandparents. Me and my siblings used to differentiate by using their surnames, for our great grandma... she was just called old grandma. My youngest cousin used to call his grandparents green grandad and silver grandad...... took his mum a while to work out that it was the colour of their cars he was using.

I'm Nanny Island to some of our GC because we live offshore.

When I was little, we had Grandpa with the black hair who was married to Grandma with the white hair (Dad's parents) and Grandpa with the white hair who was married to Grandma with the black hair (Mum's parents).

Eventually, Dad's parents got a tiny kitten who they named Snoopy. Snoopy lived to be about 17 years old. My youngest brother knew our grandparents as Grandma with the Snoopy and Grandma without the Snoopy!

My youngest grandson thought my husband was my dad

My children had Black Mam ( grandma with dark hair and Welsh) and Green Mum . ( English with blonde hair) We never knew where the 'green ' came from

My children had Granny number 4 and granny number 6, after their house numbers ..

I’m ‘Grandma who makes cake’ and the other Grandma is ‘Grandma on the beach’

I am so glad I started this thread, it has given me such a laugh.

When my great nephews were at Junior School, i became known as 'Uncle John'. They are both at Secondary School now, but whenever i meet some of the Junior School staff, which is next door to the Secondary School, I am still greeted as Uncle John. Great memories.

I’m nanny knee (knee replacement) and grandad bird cos he feeds the birds !

My 2 year old granddaughter in Australia calls me "Grandma-in-the-phone." I was there when she was born, and have visited since, but she can only remember seeing my face when we chat on the internet.

I hope to have a name-change when I go over for her Mum and Dad's wedding next November.

When my youngest grandson`s grandad died he became Grandad in the sky, but I don`t think he`s devised a name for my hubby who died 2 and a half years ago, still says Grandad when referring to him.

I'm Granny Chocolate!

My eldest grandson, nearly 18 now, decided I was Granna when he was a little boy – and that's what the other five call me. He still calls me Granna and I rather like it.

One of my dds who works for an aid agency has just gone to Mozambique to work for the massive relief effort.
Gdd, coming up to 4, was shown some footage of the disaster area, to help explain why Mummy needed to go away.

She concluded that someone should take the people to the shops, so they can buy food, after which they should all come and live at their house!

I am Granny and the other one is Granny (name), but the children also refer to me as Granny Book. Because I've always encouraged them to read my daughter refers them to me if they start mithering for the latest book, so of course
I'm always buying them books. Last year the (now) six year old also referred to me as Granny With The Rules.

I am Ammah; the best effort at'Grandma' , which stuck. My mother was Nonna (Italian for grandma). My Mother's Day card this year had the line "Thank you for having Mummy". It's all so delightful isn't it?

Going past the local cemetery with my then 3yr old GS, (he's now 17), he informed his mother and I that his 'Big Nanna', my mother, lived there now. When asked what she did there he replied - "She's playing with the dinosaurs". We still laugh over that today.
I just love how they think, and their imagination.

How sweet

When the grandchildren were young my partner was referred to as "Nanny Mad".

Our fathers were both called grandad which caused confusion so my husband’s father opted to be called grandpa. At the change over time our children kept asking which one we were discussing and if it was grandpa we told them it is your ‘grandpa grandad’. This name stuck and he remained hyphenated ‘grandpa- grandad’ until his untimely death at 58. Unfortunately other people often misheard and asked why he was called ‘grumpy’ grandad ?.

Well, my son in laws mum decided long ago, with the older grand children from her oldest daughter, that she was ‘The best granny in the world’ which has stuck. And if you repeat something often enough, it becomes true!

I’m known by my first name, which I feel happy with - I don’t need (I tell myself fiercely) to compete with the Best Granny! ?

Loved the story from one granny on this thread that she and the other granny, granny frog, decided their names over a bottle of champagne ??

My parents-in-law, by their choice, are simply called by their first names by all of their grandchildren, but have relented with the great grandchildren and permit themselves to have granny and grandpa in front of their names.