At thirteen-thirty GMT
on December tenth
nineteen hundred and sixty-two
I stopped being Vivienne
and became Mum
and then in August nineteen ninety-three,
I changed my name again
to Grandma.
What next?
At The Poets’ Pub they are talking about who we are, and where we belong. I am shortly to add another identity – that of Great-great-aunt! Where I belong? English by birth, French resident by choice.
PS Great-great-nephew Steffan Isaiah is born.
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Refreshing to read a light-hearted response to the prompt…short but oh so sweet…the date so important as it changed us forever..and so the circle goes on..
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Eek! Great great? That is not so great! In that it indicates a certain venerability …
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It indicates that my sister had her children young and they produced early too. I am not venerable – simply a wrinkly.
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What next indeed Viv an interesting twist on the theme.. With Best Wishes Scott http://www.scotthastie.com
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it begs the question what’s next – great great great little poem
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This childless old geezer insists everyone just call him Ron.
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Oh I LOVE this! I completely relate!!!!!!
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Ugh..i’ll try not to look above in the comments for the answer..but if only math would have it..with the 20 year and 5 month interval this month you might be a great grandma as we are T-minus less than 4 months from August…2014…
Seeing so above..now that this cannot be true..
i suppose the great grandma title will have to come quite a bit later..:)
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not yet I hope – older grandson still in university. He’s got a bit of living to do first.Most of my older sister’s children and their children married young and are now causing a population explosion!
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Please pass on my congratulations to the new mother, grandma and your sister! Sally
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Mum just means that we learn a deeper way to love.
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Wonderful! New names cheerfully accepted~
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I right there with you – Mom and Grandma – what could be better?
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I love the detail of the exact hour you gave birth…although I suspect you’d really been a mother for a number of months before that!
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Aah, lovely. 🙂
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Those are the best! Can’t wait to find out about being a Grandma 🙂
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It is nice that we have these opportunities to re-invent ourselves along the path of life, isn’t it? I enjoyed your perspective, Viv.
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Oh this is touching.. my sister is about that age.. love those titles…
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ah…nice change..:D
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Congratulations, Viv!! What a great topic to wax poetic on…the names we carry…I see you as wise poetic elder! 🙂
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Excellent! In my family, next is Great Grand Mother. How does that sound?
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Ha, yes, these are identity altering names for sure, in more ways than we can count.
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haha… you never know what life has in store next… it is an exciting journey, isn’t it…? smiles
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Aww… this made me smile.
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Ah, that’s lovely! These names are powerful indeed – I look forward to at least another one of them. And maybe some day you will share your English/French mix with us too.
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hahaha those are new names that are gladly accepted
for all that comes with them…smiles.
may you live to see the next name
& relish in it.
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I hope it is a few years before you become a great grandma – your eldest grandchild (my nephew) needs to see a bit of life before settling down I would say. My son, although his voice is starting to break and his feet are size 7s, is far too young. Sally
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Yes, Sally, I’m not counting on being a great grandma.
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