When mom was over at our apartment in 2006, my son Ali started calling mom "Teita," which is what Egyptians call their grandmothers. Years earlier, Sarah had asked mom what she wanted to be called by her grandchildren, and mom said "Nana," so she attempted to correct Ali by telling him that his grandmother should be called "Nana," not "Teita." Mom, always on the side of the weaker party, insisted that she should be called "Teita." Ali could not have been happier.
Ali often brings up mom. He knows she's gone, but he still mentions her. He is a lucky one; he got to meet her.
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