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Mommie (that's how she spells it herself), and either Dad or Father.
My father's mom was Gramma, and my Mommie's Mom was Grams and her dad was Popo. I still call them Grams and Popo to family.
I can't imagine calling them by their first names. It would be so... culturally uncomfortable for me to even hear that. Like when Professors insist on being called by their first name. I just don't call them any name then. My brother-in-law still calls my parents Mr and Mrs (my last name), and shakes my dad's hand. What can I say, we're waspish.
I can't decide what I want my nephew to call me, and neither can my parents. I like "Auntie" better than "Aunt" because it would come out as something like "Annie Juwie" and sound really fun.
My father's mom was Gramma, and my Mommie's Mom was Grams and her dad was Popo. I still call them Grams and Popo to family.
I can't imagine calling them by their first names. It would be so... culturally uncomfortable for me to even hear that. Like when Professors insist on being called by their first name. I just don't call them any name then. My brother-in-law still calls my parents Mr and Mrs (my last name), and shakes my dad's hand. What can I say, we're waspish.
I can't decide what I want my nephew to call me, and neither can my parents. I like "Auntie" better than "Aunt" because it would come out as something like "Annie Juwie" and sound really fun.