Dear Queenie,
I have several grandchildren and am always pleased when they call me “Grandma” or “Grandma (my name)”, but I find it rude and disrespectful when grown-ups who are not my grandchildren call me something like that.
Queenie, how do I get the grown-ups to talk to me like another grown-up?—Offended grandmother
Dear Grandmother,
(No offence meant.) Just tell them, “My name is …” if they do not already know your name, or if they do know it, “Please call me by my name.”
