So what is up with the nicknames MoMo and PoPo?
A little family history will explain the slightly odd nicknames. Gary and I “blended” our families together in 1990. At the time, we had five teenagers/young adults. Calling us by our given names seemed too formal, but calling us mother or father didn’t honor their deceased parents. So what to call us? Lisa, Gary’s middle daughter, started calling her dad PoPo. MoMO soon followed and we have been Mo and Po ever since.
But now there are five grandkids and we get called all sorts of things: Grandma, grandmo, grandpa, and grandpo. Our favorites though are FarFar (Swedish for grandfather) and Gogo (siSwati for grandmother). But as long as it is the grandkids, we will answer to anything.
Debbie
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