What's In A Name

I am still pondering the whole grandma name thing.

Has it ever occurred to anyone that the tradition of calling a grandmother "Grandma LastName" is weird and a bit warped?

Think about it, to your kids (if you follow this tradition) your mother-in-law is Grandma LastName. When your children have children why do you suddenly have to take on your mother-in-law's identity. This is seriously flawed logic.

The way I figure it no one is ambivalent about their mother-in-law. Either you think she is an angel or you think she is the devil!!

If you are one of those lucky women who love and get along with your mother-in-law suddenly having her title seems to me that it would feel like a coups or that you have usurped her position.

If you are one of those who plans on seeing your mother-in-law rot in a very dark place where snowballs do not survive, why on earth would you want to take a name/title she has used for years. You don't want to become anything like her or be associated in anyway.

With that in mind why do so many continue the bizarre custom of transforming (by name anyway) into your mother-in-law?

Maybe this is the reason so many grandmas' are breaking from tradition and choosing titles like MeeMaw, that is certainly better than Grandma Saint (too hard to live up to) or Grandma Satan (wouldn't want to "live up" to)!

Just a thought...

Of course all the MeeMaws and Nonnies may just be because the word "Grandma" feels to darn old.

What ever the case I prefer Nana Lisa. That's my name and I'm sticking to it