What should my kids call me?

[Richelle]

So I have completely transitioned from male to female and my grandkids now call me Oma. But what should my adult kids call me? Wondering what some of you have used.

[Carolyn Marie]

I transitioned when my son was 17.  We tried out different things, but quickly settled on him calling me by my first name or initials (C.M.).  When referring to me in the third person he calls me his "parent."  It's worked well so far.

 

Carolyn Marie

[Ivy]

For the most part "Dad" doesn't bother me.  Some (I have 8 call me by name which is better over all. I suppose by name would be best in public - especially in the bathroom situation.  I haven't made an issue of it.

 

[Delta Dawn]

It happens. Wait until the kid yells "Dad" across the golf course a few times to get your attention without thinking. Not responding only makes it worse. One kid did it on the front9 and the other did it to me on the back 9. They did not win that game for sure. If that is the only problem of the day; I got it made. Until then. 

[awkward-yet-sweet]

I don't have any biological kids...but I'm a bonus parent to my husband's kids, of which 5 belong to my GF.  Some might call me a step-parent, although that may not be the best term since I'm in a multi-partner relationship.  To the kids, I'm just "Jen."  A couple have called me "Aunt Jen" but that has faded as I've become more androgynous.  The school-age kids have me listed as a guardian.