Kym Marsh defends her alternative word for grandma after facing criticism

What do you think?

Every one has their own word for their grandmother. Some say granny, some say grandma, some say nanny. Some people even make up their own little variants like noni and memaw. Recently, Kym Marsh came under criticism for the alternative word she uses for grandma but she's more than willing to stand up for herself. The former Coronation Street actress became a grandparent after her daughter Emilie gave birth last year. Kym revealed in a recent Instagram post that her grandson refers to her as Loli,instead of calling her gran, and followers of the 43-year-old had a lot to say about it. https://www.instagram.com/p/B66EAOJHcWi/?utm_source=ig_embed Kym shared the adorable photo of her grandson to Instagram along with the caption;

"Loli is on babysitting duties tonight while mummy and daddy start painting in their new home!!! He’s such a little angel! A joy to have."

Many thought the name Loli was ridiculous and said that even though she is a young grandmother, that's no reason to not use a more traditional term.

 "I was only 43 when I became a nanny , I choose nanny as grandma or granny seemed a bit old, but I don’t get loli ?"

Kym hit back at the comments judging her choice of name by saying;

"I LOVE how many people on here have an issue with my choice of name as a grandparent!?! Surely all that matters is that he is happy and loved why does it matter what he calls me?"

Others rushed to Kym's defence and said that she should be able to call herself whatever she likes and it's none of anyone else's business.

"It's ridiculous that you can't post a picture of your beautiful little grandbaby and some people gotta make it all about what you decide to call yourself. .this is what's wrong with this world people sticking their nose in other people business. .be kind people and mine your own business the world will be alot better place for it.."

I for one am with Kym and those defending her. I don't see why it would concern anyone that her grandchild refers to her as something a bit unusual. My children still have their great-grandparents and we have a variety of names for grandparents and great-grandparents so it doesn't get confusing. On the other hand my husband never referred to his grandparents as gran and grandad but instead called them by their names. Every family is different, there's no wrong or right so why not just live and let live?