To wish people wouldn't use the word "nana"

[IDoughnutKnow]

Unless you are a toddler and are talking about bananas.

People never used it back in the good old days of MN.

I can’t stop my 19y daughter calling me Mummy. She hates Mum. I think she will
probably start to be more careful outside the home but will always call me Mummy when it’s just us. I don’t mind if it’s that important to her 🤷🏼‍♀️

It’s not awful at all. What’s awful is the complete lack of respect from their parents.

Oh for goodness sake. Nothing else to think about 🤔🙄

yikes - if Nana was outlawed my kids would have far too many Grandma’s (none of which would dared to be known as Gran or Granny!) - we currently have a Nanna and a Nanna-too, plus Grandma, Grandma Boo, Big Grandma, Irish Grandma!

Sheer snobbery.
My grandmother was called Nana by us all. She died over 40 years ago. I called her Nana until she died when I was nine. My mother has tried rebrand her as Grandma. Unreal.

I had two nanas

In the politest possible way, please get over yourself

My Dm and DNana have the same name.
We had a Nana 'Jean' (mams mam -nightmare getting a card with that spelling) and a Grandma (dad's mam). My son called my DM Nana 'Jean', he called my Nana Jean (his great nana) Nana Trixie (her dogs name) to distinguish which Nana we meant. He also called Grandma Grandma 'Pussy Cat' cos she had the cat!
As a kid I thought Nanas were younger more fun and Grandmas bit more strict. A gran was really old, however since I've gotten older my views have changed especially about Gran (dh has grans and they're lovely kind generous people)
BTW we also have dinner at mid day, and tea early evening. And I can't get upset with anyone who differs BUT there's a big thing for me when adults call their parents Mummy and Daddy! Just so wrong!

I called both of my grandmother's nan at their request (though one set of cousins called my maternal nan grandma as my aunt thought nan was common)
My 2 adult daughters & adult niece & nephew all call my mum nanny (& my step-mum is nanny Sue)
When my eldest dgd was small she called me nana & sometimes ba-nana but now it's nan & the 3 younger dgc all call me nanny & I bloody love it! When my eldest dgd (15) was younger she told me that a girl in her class called her grandparent grandma but she would never call me that as I wasn't old enough! 😂

Yes, we are all identical in England, your prejudice is entirely logical and not at all goady. Thank god for peacekeepers like you.

I had a nana and a grandma - nothing wrong with it.

Ah. Your self appointed pinnacle of superiority feeling wobbly?

What is wrong with knowledge of ‘how people speak on council estates’? Equally, the pair of cocks who simultaneously bleated ‘council estate’ seem utterly desperate.

I must have missed this thread before I think I don't use it but what is wrong with it?

There is nothing wrong with, it's just a bit naff, better to say Granny.

It's been around for as long as I can remember, although Granny/Gran/Grandma was more common where we grew up. I'm not overly keen on it but it also doesn't bother me.

There is nothing wrong with, it's just a bit naff, better to say Granny.
Naff... better?
Who made you the language police?

I HATE the word granny but I don't tell people it's naff and it's better to use another word because I appreciate that language use varies depends on where you grew up and is influenced by family snd friends.

Me and DH have different words for so many things but I'd never declare his words naff and mine better because that would make me a bit of a dick.

Are you being unreasonable? Yes, very.

What a bizarre thread. Here Nan / Nanny / Nanna are the default terms for grandmothers. My daughters call both their grandmothers (and also one great grandmother) Nanny. I imagine it'll shorten to Nan as they get older.

Even the algorithms have been confused - on 'similar threads' it's all about bananas :-D

My mum was a "Nanna". She much preferred it to Grandma/mother... ."that makes me sound like an old lady" or Nanny ......"I'm neither the paid help nor a goat thankyou very much!"

Yes the parents are at fault. But to take it out on the grandchildren is horrid behaviour.

Don't shout me down but the only people I know who use the word nana, live on a council estate, not that there is anything wrong with that of course.

You need to expand your horizons.
I used Nana for both my grandmother's as did DH.
My DS uses Nana for my mum.

We live in a very middle class rural village, we're educated to PhD level and I'm a senior academic. Our parents and grandparents were very working class but we have continued to use Nana and that's all DS has ever known. For us it's nostalgic and affectionate and nothing to do with class.

We also refer to our even meal as tea 🤷🏼‍♀️

Absolutely a class thing, not money or education. It's like saying "pardon" when you mean "what". It definitely will show your upbringing (or your parents, parents etc.,) There are so many subtle and not so subtle ways people give their origins away this is one of them.