<p>^^Funny, must be regional differences. Every single kid I knew growing up in my southern town called their mother Mama. My parents did. My sibs and I did. My cousins did. My husband and his sibs did. It was part of our culture/heritage. All our Mamas were strong proud southern ladies with houses so clean you could eat off the floor and averaged less than four kids per family. Scarlett O’Hara would never have called her mother “Mom” :)</p>
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She would never call her “Mama” either, though! 
(It was “Mother”, for any of you that are not GWTW-literate)
But yes, having grown up in the north and gone to college in the south, it is definitely a regional thing.</p>
<p>As for Grandparents, I’m also one of the group that will go for anything they want to call me if I’m lucky enough to ever be a grandparent. I called mine Grandma and Grandpa Last Name for both sets. My kids never knew my parents and called their grandparents (DH’s parents) Nana and Grampa (which was put in place long ago, as they are the youngest grandchildren.) Actually, I’ll go for anything with the one exception of “Nana”…not my favorite person and don’t want that association!</p>
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<p>Well, honestly, I originally had “Southern” in my description and then erased it.</p>
<p>My parents’ mothers both died when they were young, and I only saw my mother’s father once that I can remember. I think I called him grandpa.</p>
<p>My mother (when the first grandchildren started to appear) announced she was now “Nana”, which I thought was a little strange but to me, she was still “Mom”.</p>
<p>I don’t know what I’ll want to be called when I get there…probably my first name (and no – it’s not Class). :)</p>
<p>We had Grandmama and Grandfather on one side and Granny and Grandpa on the other. My sister and I were the oldest grandchildren on both sides and saw it as our right to choose the grandparent names. We were shocked and appalled 
when our younger cousins started calling our dad’s father Pop instead of Grandpa. The nerve!</p>
<p>My children call my parents Grandmama and Grandpa. My dad’s parents are still living, so they’re Granny and Grandpa Firstname.</p>
<p>My husband’s family is Vietnamese, the kids call my in-laws Ba Noi and Ong Noi.</p>
<p>Whatever you pick…don’t change midstream. We had a Grandmommy who decided to become Nana when our kids were older…didn’t happen…they continue to call her Grandmommy while the other grandchildren call her Nana. Don’t ask me why she changed…don’t know. Her husband is Granddaddy.</p>
<p>My parents are Grandma and Grandpa. </p>
<p>If I ever have grandchildren, I would prefer the more traditional names…Grandma and Grandpa…nothing unusual.</p>
<p>BUT first…we need a wedding!!!</p>
<p>I had Mimi & Papa and Grandma & Papa. My cousins with Grandma and Papa spelled it Gramma and Poppa. But, I win because Grandma and Papa spelled it my way. ;)</p>
<p>My in-laws made it clear that they shall be called nothing but Grandma and Grandpa because “anything else is low class.” I guess that makes my family low class because my Dad is Papa, Mom is Nana, and stepdad is Tom. I really wish Tom had chosen a more “grander” name. He is as much a grandfather as the other 2 combined.</p>
<p>Noni and Poppy… Which are way better than Grandma and Grandpa, imo! My mom and dad are already refusing to be called Grandma and Grandpa (too old-sounding), so we’re trying to brainstorm other names.</p>