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Originally Posted by Craven Morehead
Kind of OT - but I can't think of another relative that is addressed by their relationship - Uncle Jim. Not Grandfather John, or Grandmother Ruth, or Sister Nancy, or Brother Tom. Wonder why Aunts and Uncles get this special naming convention?
Sorry for the thread hijack.
I've never called anyone else Aunt or Uncle but have encountered that before. Not sure why or how that started.
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Funny, I have an uncle who married into the family and when I was a kid I would address him as "Uncle Jeff," to which he would respond by calling me "nephew Brian."
As for the thread topic though, my dad's best friend - whom I'm named after - is someone I refer to as uncle. Interestingly enough, I called my mom's 2 best friends aunt when I was younger, but don't think of them with that prefix anymore. I would attribute it to the fact I get more exposure to my dad's friend than the two good friends my mom had when I was younger...one died when I was in 2nd grade and the other we have simply not had as much opportunity to be in contact with. Since I hadn't kept up the practice of calling them aunt, I think it just faded away.