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A WSJ Article Explores Rise in Nontraditional Monikers for Grandparents

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May 27, 2016
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A WSJ article explores the recent rise in nontraditional monikers for grandparents, such as Skipper, PopPop, and Mimi. Plenty of Boomers traded in “Grandma” and Grandpa” for unique nicknames with no hint of old age—like Lin Wellford, who went by a different name than her own grandmothers because she “didn’t want to be in that class.”

—The Wall Street Jou…

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