Grandparent?

[waterlily]

Hey guys I'm not a step parent but had a question.

SIL is dating (about 12ish months now) a guy with a 2 year old and ILs told me today that they will be called "nan and pop" (she also has 2 other grandparents she sees weekly) from SILs DSD... So My question is this the done thing?

Oh and they have his daughter 2 nights a fortnight sometimes more.

[RmumR]

DD1 calls DH's parents nanna kath and poppy greg.
she has 3 sets of grandparents who all adore her.
its an endearing term and if they are close enough to her i dont see why not.
with DD1 it was a gradual thing, for the first 18mths she called them by their first names only. now DD2 has come along we've added the nanna and poppy part

[sam's mum]

DD1 calls DHs mum and dad Oma and Opa, same as all the other kids. she also calls him Daddy.

Whatever feels right for your family is what is right.

[waterlily]

Thanks for your replies ladies.

[brizbabe71]

I grew up in a SF and we called my SF parents Nana and Pa (surname)

My Miss 11 calls my partners parents Oma & Poppy-I think it makes her feel the same as his 2 girls.

I don't see it as strange or anything, I think its probably fairly common

[TurnedBatty]

Yes, done thing. Especially if other kids are involved. Imagine going to visit the grandparents and hearing every other kid call them nan and pop but you? How horrible!

[waterlily]

Thanks guys. DSN will now have 4 grandparents with all different names :laughing:
Most people think it's very insulting to call them Grandparents but I was never in a blended family so had no idea what to think.

She is involved alot in our family, DD is the only bio grandchild and DSN is the same on her side so its good they have each other. :)

[Amara]

Its normal, particularly if there are or will be other kids coming along that will call them that. My ex's little girl still calls my mum g-ma and I think thats lovely. My mum still thinks of her as a grand child and always sends presents for her.

[codswallop]

i think its great!
my kids call my step mother grandma, and when my oldest step niece was mall she had 5 grand mothers(a few less grand fathers) but she called them all Nanna ______ and was never confused about it.

[beccaboobang]

if they are in the childs life like grandparents then I don't see the problem. I called my great aunt and uncle "nanna" and "poppa", I still do actually, because they acted as grandparents towards me and my sister. I don't see any negative effects of it.

[kas3]

My boys have three sets of grandparents.

My mum and dad.

DH's first stepdad (who he considers his dad) and his wife.

DH's mum and second stepdad.

I think it's great :)

[1plus2]

My DD1 calls DFs parents nanny and poppy phil.

My parents are grandma and poopy

And her dads parents are nanny and trevor, (DFs step father)

She started call DFs parents nanny and poppy not long after we got together mainly because DFs nephew was calling them that and she (being only 6 months older then him) just picked it up and never stopped.

DD even calls DFs grandmother grandma.

I think if theeyve been together that long then its fine, probly not so ok if it had only been a few weeks but 12 months+ is a long time to a child