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Originally Posted by SabrinaFair
If they consider you their aunt, then you are their aunt, in my humble opinion. I tend to view family relationships in terms of affinity rather than consanguity--which is why I have an extra set of grandparents, but don't consider my mother's father my "grandfather".
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Same with me. I don't consider my mother's sister my aunt but I consider her ex-husband my uncle. Meanwhile, I don't consider my uncle's (father's brother) ex-wife my aunt.
I also have a few adopted aunts that were introduced to me by my best friend. Through her, I learned about the Hawaiian concept of
ohana. Anyone who's seen
Lilo and Stitch should be familiar with the idea.
Family, ultimately, is what you make of it.