what can my baby call my mothers boyfriend?

Question

i dont like him but she insists he be called grandpa

Answer 1

Your mother needs to get over herself! She has no right to demand a "boyfriend" be called anything by your child or even to demand that your child have a relationship with someone of whom you do not approve or do not like. It is YOUR child...not hers, and your judgement is best. Just refer to him as "Mr. _______" in front of the baby. That's who he is. If your mother doesn't like it, tough. She needs to respect that YOU call the shots where your kid is concerned. Trust your mothering instincts, and don't let your mother bully you into something with which you are not comfortable for your child. She's is not thinking about the child, but about her feelings and that of the boyfriend, and that is not right. In time, maybe you'll feel differently about this man, but it's entirely likely that he'll be gone before you know it and will be replaced by the next "grandpa". That's not fair to your kid. When my brother was engaged, his fiance was referred to as "Miss ______" until AFTER the wedding. Then she became "Aunt _____".

Answer 2

i think it is disrespectful for children to address adults by their first names and so if the man and the grandmother are in a steady relationship i dont see anything wrong with calling him grandpa(first name) i mean can you make him go away? I think it would be confusing to tell the child to call him one thing and then theres a marriage and all of a sudden hes grandpa!And until theres a marriage he has to be addressed as something.I was faced with the same problem as a child because my grandmother remarried. to this day i still refer to them as grandpa jeff and grandpa stewart.i never questioned the situation until i was old enough to understand.

Answer 3

I think its your choice and untill your mom actually marries him he has no right to be called grandpa any way

Answer 4

My wifes mother is married to someone other than my wifes father, and our children call him "Bampa".



It works for us since we objected to Grandpa because he isn't my wifes father.

Answer 5

You should try to talk it over with your mom, but if she won't budge, you could compromise and call him Grandpa-and then his first name.

Answer 6

I refused to let my daughter call my mom's boyfriend grandpa too. Instead, he's papa (paw-paw). Same idea to them, but saves us emotionally when we have no desire to be called family :-)

Answer 7

By his name.till they get married/

Answer 8

whatever his name is, is probably best

Answer 9

how about big papi?