Is it Grandma Smith or what?

I also call my aunts and uncles by their first name now that I'm older. Most of my cousins still say uncle...... I don't know if it's a matter of respect for the grandparents that's lost. To ME it just feels impersonal for some reason. I'd rather Grandma Last Name than Grandma First name. I don't know... it just feels more right. Maybe because that's how I grew up. If it wasn't clear which grandma someone was talking about we'd use grandma last name. That would feel uncomfortable and less loving to call my grandmother by her first name... at least for me.

This is a pretty good discussion baby,and I am sure there are a lot of people out there who let their children call their grandparents by name or even call them or other relatives by name other than title,and then I am sure there are a lot of people who do not allow their children to call their grandparents or other family members by name,because they feel it is disrespectful to the person or that it is not proper,and I can understand the points of views of both types of people since a big part of it is how the person was raised because some children are raised to call grandparents by name so when they have kids they allow them to call their grandparents by name,while others were raised to always say grandma or grandpa and then make their children call their grandparents grandma or grandpa,I know right now we do not have children but we are planning on having some in the future when we are financially ready,and I am not sure what we would have our children call my parents and your mom,even though I do not think my parents would care if they called them grandma or grandpa or by their names,especially when they reach a certain age,and as you have mentioned I call my grandparents by their first name,and I have for many years and they do not mind,as you know I have two sets of grandparents on my moms side and though we do not see my grandpa and my step grandma I still refer to them by name when I talk about them,and I refer to my grandma and my step grandpa by name whenever I see them,both my grandparents on my dads side have passed,and I used to call them Nana and Papa,I do not think it shows any disrespect to refer to grandparents by their name,especially once you reach a certain age,I know you call your grandparents granny and granddaddy which there is nothing wrong with that,and I know you call you mom,mom,while I still call my mom mother,and I know we both refer to our aunts and uncles by their name even though I do not have that many,I love you with all my heart and soul.