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Dear Abby: Two grandmas go head-to-head over nickname

timesfreepress.com · 20hShare

DEAR ABBY: My grandson is 2 and has started to call me "Mimi." The problem is that his other grandmother chose Mimi for herself. My daughter-in-law is annoyed and does not want him calling me Mimi. She also doesn't want me to be called Mom-Mom because he calls her Ma-Ma. Am I wrong to be upset? I've been an active caregiver in this child's life since his birth. His other Mimi does not live nearby and makes no effort to be in her grandchild's life -- not even by phone. She just uses the term Mimi to sound good to her Facebook friends.

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