I understand this so well. Used to call a particular cousin Aunt __ and well took me until i was 14 before i realized she was just one of my many cousins.
I love being an uncle to hundreds even though I only have two nieces 😊 sometimes your mission in life is to fill gaps in other people's lives that you didn't have in yours!
I had this happen to me. My grandparents family friends would come to visit us at least once a year, and we called them aunt and uncle. It wasn't untill a few years ago i asked my dad how we were related, and he told me were not. Funniest thing. Still call them aunt and uncle. It would feel wrong not too.
Coming from a Chinese family I have a lot of aunts/uncles, elders like at my grandparents or great grandparents age some might not be blood related but I still call them aunt/uncle, etc. I do know somewhat who is related and who isn’t tho
My niece thought my Army buddy who is also good friends with my brother was family till she was 18. He was always around at my house or my brothers or we were at his😅
I was 5(?) when I found out my uncle Tim wasn’t related to us, I knew my mom had 5 older brothers but hadn’t met them all yet so just assumed he was her brother. I asked in front of Tim and almost cried when I found out we weren’t related- funny thing is he never thought they’d have to explain it to us kids cuz he’s black and we’re white as snow 😂
Kids grow up with parents calling adults outside the family as uncle and aunty. Then comes the realization that it just was an adult moniker for close friends. I think I was 6, you mean Aunty Jane is not our aunty?!!!
As a matter of respect, I grew up with parents that had us all all close family friends of my parents Uncle and Aunt. That, I believe, is my Mom's directive, as she is Asian, and that's how it's done for her, out of respect. I've seen that extend to all my Mom's friends children call her grandma… it's a cultural respect thing for some…and I can assure you some non blood related Uncles and Aunts are more family than the blood related ones… family is family, you needn't a bloodline to have it.
One of the people who treated me the best in my young life was someone who was not related to either family. I still call him my uncle to this day. Some people are born family, some people become family.
This is so strange (not hating, just weirded out). I thought everyone in kindergarten made their family tree. Or even just by visiting your family and listening to their stories is obvious who the aunties and uncles are blood-related and which ones aren't
Growing up we had a lot of “uncles” and “aunts” but my parents were good at explaining to my sister and I that they weren’t related to us, but they were as important to the family as the uncles and aunts that were related to us. Sometimes the family we find is better than the ones we’re born into
Peter is so close to the family they might as well be one. so much so that the daughter cannot tell for Decades. That is one very tight bond they have. Priceless.
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I’m confused sombody help me
Lucky her i was 20 when i started looking into all that
IT'S OKAY SAME WITH MY AUNTIE WHO ISN'T ACTUALLY MY AUNTIE 😭
and never corrected the UNCLE part probably told her this is your uncle Peter
Omg I also have an uncle named uncle Peter who is technically not my uncle😂😂
I understand this so well. Used to call a particular cousin Aunt __ and well took me until i was 14 before i realized she was just one of my many cousins.
AH I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A WELSH THING! I have: Auntie Alice, Auntie Reihan, Uncle Tony, Uncle Bob and all my "cousins"
i thought it was gonna be her dad or smt 😭
I named my son after my best friend. We call him uncle and he is the same as family. He would die for my son if it ever came to it
We have 2 family friends i consider my uncles. I love then both❤. One tragically passed away when i was around6 but i atill miss and love him ❤
When kid grows up in a group of childless friends there not ur kids there the groups
I love being an uncle to hundreds even though I only have two nieces 😊 sometimes your mission in life is to fill gaps in other people's lives that you didn't have in yours!
anyone notice that dude is considered a "family friend" and "uncle" to the girl but the dad has no clue what dudes full name is LOL
The way this started made it sound like uncle peter was about to be her dad.
Me to I always thought my cousins were mine but there were never😢
I had this happen to me. My grandparents family friends would come to visit us at least once a year, and we called them aunt and uncle. It wasn't untill a few years ago i asked my dad how we were related, and he told me were not. Funniest thing. Still call them aunt and uncle. It would feel wrong not too.
Coming from a Chinese family I have a lot of aunts/uncles, elders like at my grandparents or great grandparents age some might not be blood related but I still call them aunt/uncle, etc. I do know somewhat who is related and who isn’t tho
lol i had two cousins that we used to see every sunday, turns out they were just my grandma's neighbors. i had no idea
In Asian culture adults that are your parents age are called uncles and aunts.
My niece thought my Army buddy who is also good friends with my brother was family till she was 18. He was always around at my house or my brothers or we were at his😅
I was 5(?) when I found out my uncle Tim wasn’t related to us, I knew my mom had 5 older brothers but hadn’t met them all yet so just assumed he was her brother. I asked in front of Tim and almost cried when I found out we weren’t related- funny thing is he never thought they’d have to explain it to us kids cuz he’s black and we’re white as snow 😂
He doesn't know his best friends last name?
Chat I’m related. My last name is Allen by blood 😂😅❤
Kids grow up with parents calling adults outside the family as uncle and aunty. Then comes the realization that it just was an adult moniker for close friends. I think I was 6, you mean Aunty Jane is not our aunty?!!!
😂😂 I have a bunch of "uncles"
Their still family just like how most people consider pets as family
This is so true exactly the same for me
Si nadie se lo conto, como lo va a saber …
i thought when she said that he was gonna say hes the dad
Like my “cousin” who was actually my moms best friends son
Blood may be thik but you don't have to be…just being there matters.
As a matter of respect, I grew up with parents that had us all all close family friends of my parents Uncle and Aunt. That, I believe, is my Mom's directive, as she is Asian, and that's how it's done for her, out of respect. I've seen that extend to all my Mom's friends children call her grandma… it's a cultural respect thing for some…and I can assure you some non blood related Uncles and Aunts are more family than the blood related ones… family is family, you needn't a bloodline to have it.
This same thing happened to me
I know my guy Uncle Dan isn't my dad's brother, but they're the closest friends I've ever seen. That's a true brother.
"So we could have been smashing this whole time?"
"What?"
"What? Gotta go."
One of the people who treated me the best in my young life was someone who was not related to either family. I still call him my uncle to this day. Some people are born family, some people become family.
Same the same thing happened to me
Lmaooooo I had one of these moments I feel her
I don’t have siblings so my friends will be my kids aunts and uncles <3
“NO YOU IDIOT” LMAO?
My dad is my uncle..
This is so strange (not hating, just weirded out). I thought everyone in kindergarten made their family tree. Or even just by visiting your family and listening to their stories is obvious who the aunties and uncles are blood-related and which ones aren't
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Growing up we had a lot of “uncles” and “aunts” but my parents were good at explaining to my sister and I that they weren’t related to us, but they were as important to the family as the uncles and aunts that were related to us. Sometimes the family we find is better than the ones we’re born into
I have 6 nieces and 6 nephews. 8m not related to any by blood. I grew up with their parents.
I quite literally have a whole family like that, made up of mainly very close friends on both my parents sides.
The fact that dad dont know uncle peters full last name is a true indication that they are brothers by bond 😂
Peter is so close to the family they might as well be one. so much so that the daughter cannot tell for Decades. That is one very tight bond they have. Priceless.
This is called respect. Very close friends of your parents and the family in general deserve the title. It would inappropriate to call him Peter