Comments on: Nonna & Pops http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2008/03/11/nonna-pops/ Group author website offers new books, excerpts, biographies, and appearance schedules. Sun, 20 May 2012 20:37:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Lucy Monroe http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2008/03/11/nonna-pops/comment-page-1/#comment-5444 Lucy Monroe Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:47:13 +0000 http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2008/03/11/nonna-pops/#comment-5444 Oh, wow...I'm so relieved I was saying it right in my head every time I read it. LOL Lisa...neat! I miss my grandmother too, but I know my own children will miss my mom even more as she's such a warm part of their life. LOL on the naming bargain, Catslady. I've heard of people doing that. It would never have occured to dh and I - we named both children together with complete agreement. Sometimes I wonder about us. LOL Oh, wow…I’m so relieved I was saying it right in my head every time I read it. LOL

Lisa…neat! I miss my grandmother too, but I know my own children will miss my mom even more as she’s such a warm part of their life.

LOL on the naming bargain, Catslady. I’ve heard of people doing that. It would never have occured to dh and I – we named both children together with complete agreement. Sometimes I wonder about us. LOL

]]> By: catslady http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2008/03/11/nonna-pops/comment-page-1/#comment-5443 catslady Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:42:04 +0000 http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2008/03/11/nonna-pops/#comment-5443 I would have mispronounced your name Cryna - I was thinking the short vowel (crin a). I'm a jeanne and get jean a lot because they think it's a nickname which it isn't and everyone puts an i in it. I named my daughters April (easy) and Alysa (always misspelled because it's not the normal spelling and also mispronounced - she gets everything). But both girls like their names. My husband and I made a deal - I got to name the girls and he got to name the boys - he only wanted 2 kids so that's what he gets - of course he wasn't against the names). I would have mispronounced your name Cryna – I was thinking the short vowel (crin a). I’m a jeanne and get jean a lot because they think it’s a nickname which it isn’t and everyone puts an i in it. I named my daughters April (easy) and Alysa (always misspelled because it’s not the normal spelling and also mispronounced – she gets everything). But both girls like their names. My husband and I made a deal – I got to name the girls and he got to name the boys – he only wanted 2 kids so that’s what he gets – of course he wasn’t against the names).

]]> By: Lisa Freeman http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2008/03/11/nonna-pops/comment-page-1/#comment-5442 Lisa Freeman Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:17:00 +0000 http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2008/03/11/nonna-pops/#comment-5442 My mom decided to let the first born decide, and he came out with Granny so that's what they all call her. My dad wanted to be called Papa because that's what he called his granddad. My MIL wanted Grandmother and my FIL wanted Grandaddy. It all worked out for us. I called my maternal grandmother "Bigmama" because my cousin, who is lots older than me, started that when she was little. I wish she was still alive - I really miss her. My mom decided to let the first born decide, and he came out with Granny so that’s what they all call her. My dad wanted to be called Papa because that’s what he called his granddad. My MIL wanted Grandmother and my FIL wanted Grandaddy. It all worked out for us. I called my maternal grandmother “Bigmama” because my cousin, who is lots older than me, started that when she was little. I wish she was still alive – I really miss her.

]]> By: Cryna http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2008/03/11/nonna-pops/comment-page-1/#comment-5441 Cryna Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:10:27 +0000 http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2008/03/11/nonna-pops/#comment-5441 Hi Lucy It is said phonically like it is spelt: Cry....Na But you would be surprised at how I get cynthia, cereena, cindy and a lot of variations. :grin: Hi Lucy

It is said phonically like it is spelt:

Cry….Na

But you would be surprised at how I get cynthia, cereena, cindy and a lot of variations. :grin:

]]> By: Lucy Monroe http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2008/03/11/nonna-pops/comment-page-1/#comment-5440 Lucy Monroe Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:00:28 +0000 http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2008/03/11/nonna-pops/#comment-5440 So...how *do* you pronounce your name, Cryna? :) So…how *do* you pronounce your name, Cryna? :)

]]> By: Cryna http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2008/03/11/nonna-pops/comment-page-1/#comment-5439 Cryna Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:40:40 +0000 http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2008/03/11/nonna-pops/#comment-5439 I never met my grandparents on my Dad's side because they were deceased. But on my Mom's side - Grandma was Oma and Grandpa was Opa - when I was very little and went to visit them. They both were deceased later so never really got to get to know them. My own grandchildren - call me Grandma. And they refer to my Mom - their Great Grandma as little Grandma......as for their Great Grandfather they just call him Grandpa - since they never knew their real grandfather because he was deceased before they were born. My own kids have always called my Mom and Dad as Grandma and Grandpa, and never got to know the grandparents on their Dad's side as they had both passed on before they were old enough to remember them. As for names I hated my name when I was growing up because no one could say it properly and in school when teachers at the first of the year said it they called upon me for answers because they could remember a face and name. It wasn't until I was older that I learned to like my name - and even though I get many variations as to how it is said - I like my name and am comfortable with it.......... :grin: So you do learn things as you get older........ :wink: I never met my grandparents on my Dad’s side because they were deceased. But on my Mom’s side – Grandma was Oma and Grandpa was Opa – when I was very little and went to visit them. They both were deceased later so never really got to get to know them.

My own grandchildren – call me Grandma. And they refer to my Mom – their Great Grandma as little Grandma……as for their Great Grandfather they just call him Grandpa – since they never knew their real grandfather because he was deceased before they were born. My own kids have always called my Mom and Dad as Grandma and Grandpa, and never got to know the grandparents on their Dad’s side as they had both passed on before they were old enough to remember them.

As for names I hated my name when I was growing up because no one could say it properly and in school when teachers at the first of the year said it they called upon me for answers because they could remember a face and name. It wasn’t until I was older that I learned to like my name – and even though I get many variations as to how it is said – I like my name and am comfortable with it………. :grin: So you do learn things as you get older…….. :wink:

]]> By: Lucy Monroe http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2008/03/11/nonna-pops/comment-page-1/#comment-5436 Lucy Monroe Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:59:28 +0000 http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2008/03/11/nonna-pops/#comment-5436 Limecello...names *are* important and yeah, sometimes you wonder what people are thinking when they name their kids. But then my mom wanted to name my oldest sister September Dawn. Sounds pretty but she'd have been teased unmercifully in school. Limecello…names *are* important and yeah, sometimes you wonder what people are thinking when they name their kids. But then my mom wanted to name my oldest sister September Dawn. Sounds pretty but she’d have been teased unmercifully in school.

]]> By: limecello http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2008/03/11/nonna-pops/comment-page-1/#comment-5435 limecello Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:57:35 +0000 http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2008/03/11/nonna-pops/#comment-5435 Names are important - I like mine, but my sister doesn't like hers. I've been having a lot of conversations about names recently, but mostly for kids. And the unfortunate names famous people are giving theirs. Denim? Story? Rumor? Kydd? The list goes on. As to grandparents... I actually never called any of mine anything. I never met a single one. All but one predeceased me - and the last one, I never met because he died when I was in first grade - and lived in Taiwan. Names are important – I like mine, but my sister doesn’t like hers. I’ve been having a lot of conversations about names recently, but mostly for kids. And the unfortunate names famous people are giving theirs. Denim? Story? Rumor? Kydd? The list goes on.
As to grandparents… I actually never called any of mine anything. I never met a single one. All but one predeceased me – and the last one, I never met because he died when I was in first grade – and lived in Taiwan.

]]> By: Lucy Monroe http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2008/03/11/nonna-pops/comment-page-1/#comment-5434 Lucy Monroe Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:31:05 +0000 http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2008/03/11/nonna-pops/#comment-5434 LOL on Frankstown Grandma. When my grandmother was alive the kids called her Grandma Okey-Dokey (because she said it almost every time she got up) and my mom Grandma Good-guy. Oh, the memories! :) Hugs, Lucy LOL on Frankstown Grandma. When my grandmother was alive the kids called her Grandma Okey-Dokey (because she said it almost every time she got up) and my mom Grandma Good-guy. Oh, the memories! :)

Hugs,
Lucy

]]> By: catslady http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2008/03/11/nonna-pops/comment-page-1/#comment-5432 catslady Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:48:38 +0000 http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2008/03/11/nonna-pops/#comment-5432 My kids always called their grandparents grandma and grandpa, so did I but we used to call one Frankstown grandma (the road she lived on roflmao) and the other honey grandma (nickname). I aways thought it was so unfair that one got a nicer name! My kids always called their grandparents grandma and grandpa, so did I but we used to call one Frankstown grandma (the road she lived on roflmao) and the other honey grandma (nickname). I aways thought it was so unfair that one got a nicer name!

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