Very random thought I had this morning, eh?
I was thinking back to an old job I had, and a teenage kid had just started as kind of a temp worker, and he came in one day completely distraught. He said that his uncle had died and he needed some time off. I told him I felt bad for him and asked if his uncle had been sick, or what happened. He said his uncle had a heart attack while shoveling snow. I then asked if it was his mom's brother, or his dad's, or if he'd married into the family. He said "oh, he's not really related, I just call him 'uncle'."
I'd never heard of anyone beyond little kids calling non-relatives uncle. I know some people who have their babies/toddlers call their close friends uncle or aunt, but not once the kids get old enough to understand. Now I've seen it happen a bit more often recently.
Do you call anyone aside from your "true" aunt or uncle by those titles?
How about that for a random Friday morning thought?
