tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641190.post1349595475870687616..comments2023-10-08T04:08:41.418-06:00Comments on Sporadic Maunderings: GraveyardQalmleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17131154882107531113noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641190.post-29811990924253558292007-08-05T22:12:00.000-06:002007-08-05T22:12:00.000-06:00LOL. Grandma Parker hated her first name, Hazel. ...LOL. Grandma Parker <EM>hated</EM> her first name, Hazel. So she wouldn't have wanted to be Grandma Hazel. Apparently she thought Hazel was a boy's name... Maybe it was once, but it doesn't seem to be any more.<BR/><BR/>Not sure about my dad's parents. His mom was kind of a harridan in some respects, so I can't see her going by her first name. His dad I barely remember.Qalmleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131154882107531113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641190.post-88326239077628810462007-08-05T21:35:00.000-06:002007-08-05T21:35:00.000-06:00"I don't know why she wasn't "Grandma Jenkins." Sh..."I don't know why she wasn't "Grandma Jenkins." She'd been Grandma Fern long before I came along"<BR/><BR/>When I was growing up, I never understood why other kids referred to their grandparents by their last names (I realize now that it's a respect thing).<BR/><BR/>My mom's parent's were "Grandma 'Rene" and "Grandpa Archie"<BR/><BR/>My dad's mom was "Grandma Edith"Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10876775111703252840noreply@blogger.com