(Nick Galifianakis for The Post) | Adapted from an online discussion. Hi there! I'm pregnant with my first child. I'm an only child so this is the first grandchild for my parents, and it's the first grandchild for my husband's parents as well. I think everyone should pick their own grandparent names, and I don't care if someone is Gidget or Grandma. My mom wants me to pick her name for her. I told her it's her decision, and if she wants to be a Mimi — she thinks Grandma is "too old" — then that's her prerogative, but she was disappointed and tried to spin it as "just asking for help." I really don't feel like brainstorming all the non-Grandma varieties out there. There has always been a pattern of my mom being very passive and wanting me to "help" her with decisions, which means either my deciding everything for her or throwing out a ton of suggestions she dismisses for various reasons. She has also gotten miffed that I don't have opinions on where she should retire. She's the one retiring, she should go where she wants! If she's going to leave our state, it doesn't really matter where since I'd have to travel regardless, so she should go where she will be happiest. I guess I'm asking whether I'm being a huge jerk by wanting her to make her own decision, understanding it's subject to change anyway because babies say what they say. — Expecting |