Hellobee Boards Topic: What do you call grandparents in front of LO? What do they call you?

Hellobee Boards Topic: What do you call grandparents in front of LO? What do they call you? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:54:56 +0000 snowjewelz on "What do you call grandparents in front of LO? What do they call you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-call-grandparents-in-front-of-lo-what-do-they-call-you#post-2335806 Tue, 27 Oct 2015 14:01:22 +0000 snowjewelz 2335806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @daniellemybelle: Haha I know! I never thought any other way! daniellemybelle on "What do you call grandparents in front of LO? What do they call you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-call-grandparents-in-front-of-lo-what-do-they-call-you#post-2335799 Tue, 27 Oct 2015 13:58:14 +0000 daniellemybelle 2335799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @snowjewelz: That seems to be the typical way of doing things and simple enough! But it seems my MILs just prefer to call us by our names. snowjewelz on "What do you call grandparents in front of LO? What do they call you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-call-grandparents-in-front-of-lo-what-do-they-call-you#post-2335671 Tue, 27 Oct 2015 12:39:46 +0000 snowjewelz 2335671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If DD is with us then I call them whatever DD would call them. And they will do the same to us. daniellemybelle on "What do you call grandparents in front of LO? What do they call you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-call-grandparents-in-front-of-lo-what-do-they-call-you#post-2334276 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 15:34:49 +0000 daniellemybelle 2334276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Bluemasonjar: Interesting to hear of another family like that! It was kind of funny and cute when my brother was little. Oddly enough now that he is older it makes me a little sad that he doesn't ever call him, "Dad." regberadaisy on "What do you call grandparents in front of LO? What do they call you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-call-grandparents-in-front-of-lo-what-do-they-call-you#post-2333284 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 20:43:53 +0000 regberadaisy 2333284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I typically call them what DD calls them. Sometimes I call them by their name. DH still calls them mom and dad and does nana papa more for fun. Bluemasonjar on "What do you call grandparents in front of LO? What do they call you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-call-grandparents-in-front-of-lo-what-do-they-call-you#post-2333283 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 20:40:49 +0000 Bluemasonjar 2333283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've gotten used to calling my in laws by their grandparent names thanks to our nephews. Our LO is the first grandchild in my family so I am starting to call my parents grandma/grandpa. I think all of our parents started calling us mom/dad in front of LO. @daniellemybelle: My DH has an older half sister, since she always called her stepdad by his first name DH does the same. It's always Mom and First name. I thought it was so odd that he never refers to him as dad. We grew up calling my step mom by her first name but she is mom to our little brothers. Tanjowen on "What do you call grandparents in front of LO? What do they call you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-call-grandparents-in-front-of-lo-what-do-they-call-you#post-2333176 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 18:37:05 +0000 Tanjowen 2333176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I still call my parents Mom & Dad, but when talking to LO or other grandkids, they are Meme and Papa...I'm about to switch over to just using Meme and Papa because they don't respond to Mom & Dad anymore, haha. ElbieKay on "What do you call grandparents in front of LO? What do they call you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-call-grandparents-in-front-of-lo-what-do-they-call-you#post-2333175 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 18:33:36 +0000 ElbieKay 2333175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If I am talking to my son, then I refer to them as Grandma/Grandpa/Oma. But if I am talking to my husband in front of my son, then I say my mom/my dad/your mom. And if I am talking to them directly in front of my son, then I say Mom/Dad/[MIL's first name]. He gets it just fine. And he has two names for my parents because Grandma and Grandpa were too hard for him to say when he was first learning to talk. He switches back and forth between them with zero confusion. He sometimes calls me Mommy and sometimes Mama. And I call him by his real name, a shortened version of his name, and various other nicknames. He figures it all out. Thrifty Mama on "What do you call grandparents in front of LO? What do they call you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-call-grandparents-in-front-of-lo-what-do-they-call-you#post-2333147 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 18:02:01 +0000 Thrifty Mama 2333147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We use titles, not names. DS is only 14 months and I don't want to confuse him yet. Foodnerd81 on "What do you call grandparents in front of LO? What do they call you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-call-grandparents-in-front-of-lo-what-do-they-call-you#post-2333146 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 18:00:19 +0000 Foodnerd81 2333146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If we are talking TO LO, we use titles (bring this to mommy, should we call grandma? Where's daddy?). If talking in front of her but not to her, I call them mom/dad and they would call Dh and me by our names (what time is your mom getting here, when will John be home?) LO knows our first names and occasionally refers to Dh by his first name, which makes us laugh. But she knows it's daddy first. daniellemybelle on "What do you call grandparents in front of LO? What do they call you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-call-grandparents-in-front-of-lo-what-do-they-call-you#post-2333077 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 16:28:27 +0000 daniellemybelle 2333077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I hope this was clear by the title but maybe not - I meant only in front of LO. So, here's an example. Pretending we can't find LO, my MIL will say, "(DH's name), can you see LO?" Not Daddy. While I say, "Grandma, can you see LO?" rather than her first name. MamaG on "What do you call grandparents in front of LO? What do they call you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-call-grandparents-in-front-of-lo-what-do-they-call-you#post-2333075 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 16:23:22 +0000 MamaG 2333075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My parents are Mom and Dad or Grandma/Grandpa. I use both. They call us by our first names. I've grown okay with LO calling us by name occasionally. I've come to realize that it's important she knows our names in an emergency. We go over it occasional as well (if you are lost and someone asks you who I am, what do you tell them? Who do you go to for help?). ShootingStar on "What do you call grandparents in front of LO? What do they call you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-call-grandparents-in-front-of-lo-what-do-they-call-you#post-2333055 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 15:55:21 +0000 ShootingStar 2333055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I still call my parents mom and dad, only refer to them by their grandparent names when I'm referring to them in front of DS. Same with my parents in reverse. I'm actually not sure how that would work any other way. I'd be weirded out by my mom not just referring to me as mommy, but really calling me that. lamariniere on "What do you call grandparents in front of LO? What do they call you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-call-grandparents-in-front-of-lo-what-do-they-call-you#post-2333039 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 15:29:03 +0000 lamariniere 2333039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I call my dad dad and my ILs by their first names when addressing them. I use our grandparent names for them when talking to my LOs about them or when the grandparents are present. They all call me by my first name when addressing me and their version of mommy when the LOs are involved. None of these are hard and fast though. Emphasis on names and forms of address aren't a huge deal for our families. Torchwood on "What do you call grandparents in front of LO? What do they call you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-call-grandparents-in-front-of-lo-what-do-they-call-you#post-2333034 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 15:22:19 +0000 Torchwood 2333034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Always by "title" (Nana, Mommy, etc), not name. The only exception is stepmother-in-law. She's younger than FIL and refuses any sort of grandparent name. Honestly, it bothers me a little, but she's so awful with kids that if she prefers not to make an effort to be close to her step grandkids, I'm not sure it's a loss. daniellemybelle on "What do you call grandparents in front of LO? What do they call you?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-call-grandparents-in-front-of-lo-what-do-they-call-you#post-2333023 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 14:32:40 +0000 daniellemybelle 2333023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I call both my parents and my in-laws by their chosen grandparent names any time LO is within earshot. DH usually does the same, though sometimes he will say Mom/Dad. Likewise, my parents call my husband & I Mommy/Daddy anytime LO is around. My in-laws don't refer to DH & I as Mommy & Daddy. They might say to her, for example, "Take that to your mommy," but if they are calling us by name it is our first names. I am even called "Auntie Danielle" on occasion! That's what the nieces and nephews have been calling me for 6 years so I understand the mistake, though I always correct it. Just curious what is done in your families! I think I am a little more sensitive to teaching LO the "correct" names because I grew up calling my stepdad by his first name, and therefore my younger half-brother never learned to call him Daddy because he didn't hear it. He calls him by his first name like my brother and I.