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MayBbaby21
Baby no. 3 coming soon!
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Re: "Fake" aunts and uncles
It doesn't bother me. I grew up calling my neighbors aunt and uncle, even though they weren't blood relatives. They were friends with my grandparents since they moved into the neighborhood in the 50s, so very close family friends.
Another family friend's kids' call my mom "Grammy [her name]" and they have two "real" grandmas.
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Posted 1/16/12 7:43 AM  |
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menmyboys
LIF Adolescent
Member since 5/11 811 total posts
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Nikole
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Re: "Fake" aunts and uncles
The only people who get the title of "aunt" and "uncle" are our closest friends and Godparents. They're a very small group of people.
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| Posted 1/16/12 7:47 AM |
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BriBri2u
L'amore vince sempre
Member since 5/05 9320 total posts
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Mrs. B
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Re: "Fake" aunts and uncles
I could care less.
DH has one sibiling who lives on the other side of the country and we see them once a year. He has no other family that he is close with that we see more than that (except MIL.
So to him, his best friends and their wives are "Aunt & Uncle" to our DS and vice versa for us and their children.
I think its a nice thing to do and shows respect also - it far from stupid.
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| Posted 1/16/12 8:54 AM |
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bayla
Love my two kiddos :)
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Re: "Fake" aunts and uncles
I think to each their own. Depends on the person
one of my closest friend's is childless (not by choice), so my kids call her Aunt. She does have a nephew, but I think she likes that my kids say it too. Another close friend, titled herself Aunt after my DS was born 4.5 years ago. Now I don't know what to call her  Sometimes I say just her name and sometimes I put Aunt behind it. She has a child now and I would honestly feel wierd if he called me Aunt. I am also alittle uncomfotable calling her Aunt too and she's my oldest freind (for 26 years). I guess b/c growing up, we only called family that. Doesn't mean I think it's wrong for others to do though
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| Posted 1/16/12 9:06 AM |
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LoveyQ
Stalkers, get a life.
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Re: "Fake" aunts and uncles
My BFF's kids call me aunt and my son and future daughter will call her aunt also. We are very close, closer than I am to my own brothers and SIL. Her kids are my kids' cousins and that's that. We may not be sisters by blood, but we are in our hearts and that's what we feel comfortable with. She is also my DS' godmother and I am her older son's godmother so it's a very close relationship.
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| Posted 1/17/12 10:08 AM |
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ItsaJoya19
my cup runneth over
Member since 1/10 2949 total posts
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E
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Re: "Fake" aunts and uncles
ehh i flip flop on the idea
i used to call my bff's parents (extremely close family friends) "Aunt and Uncle" when we were kids but don't anymore.
My cousin is DD's godmother and we call her "Aunt_" sometimes. I honestly feel funny/forget most of the time. I don't have any sisters so she is the closest thing I have to one. I have 2 SIL's who we only see once in a while (1 lives out of state) so I don't have a problem with DD calling my cousin "Aunt"
I sometimes refer to my other bf as "Aunt _" Most of the time i forget and just call her by her first name to DD.
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| Posted 1/17/12 10:24 AM |
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Smileyd17
kids
Member since 5/05 20997 total posts
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Mommy
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Re: "Fake" aunts and uncles
It never bothered me. I feel like its a respect thing to not use the 1st name all the time.
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| Posted 1/17/12 10:36 AM |
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Juliet
Family is Complete!
Member since 5/05 5913 total posts
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Juliet
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Re: "Fake" aunts and uncles
I do it with my dc's godparents and only one is really an uncle. I do it with some close friends too. I did it with neighbors and close family friends. Doesn't mean any disrespect to real family.
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| Posted 1/17/12 10:37 AM |
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cgdg61606
Little Brother Christopher
Member since 2/07 6815 total posts
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Christine
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Re: "Fake" aunts and uncles
I don't personally do it, but I don't have anything against it either.
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| Posted 1/17/12 10:40 AM |
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Babymakin
LIF Adult
Member since 12/10 920 total posts
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Sarah
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Re: "Fake" aunts and uncles
My husband and I are aunt and uncle to his oldests and closest friend,s child.
They will be as well.
As far as I'm concerned it's a great thing to have so many people love your child. I love that little boy like he was my nephew. He IS my nephew.
I would never call MYSELF aunt unless the mom did so first.
To each his own.
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| Posted 1/17/12 10:42 AM |
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My4GirlsMyLife
My 4 girlies
Member since 2/08 9702 total posts
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Valerie
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Re: "Fake" aunts and uncles
Posted by wjb5707
Posted by MrsW2010
sometimes friends are closer than family...and its a respect thing for me... to each their own, if you dont like it then put a stop to it
My Friends are much closer to my kids than my sister is, they deserve that status more than my actualy blood sisiter so, I don't think there is a problem, but I think it depends on each persons situation.
ITA
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| Posted 1/17/12 11:10 AM |
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TessMike214
Gabriella Aubrey born 3/26!
Member since 5/10 2440 total posts
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Tess
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Re: "Fake" aunts and uncles
We call a lot of friends aunts and uncles!
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| Posted 1/17/12 11:16 AM |
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RocPin
Life's Beachy <3
Member since 2/08 6765 total posts
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Heather
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Re: "Fake" aunts and uncles
Posted by Kmarie36
Posted by MrsW2010
sometimes friends are closer than family...and its a respect thing for me... to each their own, if you dont like it then put a stop to it
I agree. I have no problem with it at all. We have good friends who call us aunt/uncle and same goes with my DD. I see nothing wrong with it. They are closer to my dd than some family members.
Agreed!
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| Posted 1/17/12 11:48 AM |
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IrishMom77
Brothers!!
Member since 8/05 3498 total posts
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Roseann
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Re: "Fake" aunts and uncles
I do it with the godparents and with close friends
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| Posted 1/17/12 11:52 AM |
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NoStressMom
My Heart and Soul
Member since 5/05 11122 total posts
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D
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Re: "Fake" aunts and uncles
Posted by lvdolphins
I have no problem with it at all.
My closest friends are my kids "aunts" and "uncles".
They are the world to me and deserve it.
I agree we have small families and we have a very close special couple that my dd calls aunt and Uncle no issue at all
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| Posted 1/17/12 12:45 PM |
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Lillykat
going along for the ride...
Member since 5/05 16253 total posts
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Re: "Fake" aunts and uncles
I'm an only child - so since I have no brothers or sisters for me I reserve it for very close friends only.
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| Posted 1/17/12 5:06 PM |
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DiamondGirl
You are my I love you
Member since 7/09 18802 total posts
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DiamondMama
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Re: "Fake" aunts and uncles
Posted by TheDivineMrsM
I hope that my DD realizes that you don't have to be related to someone in order for them to be part of your family.
Same here. For me the issue is that we have a lot of friends and I would hate to make a friend feel left out bc one is called aunt and another is not so I guess as DS gets older I will have to decide how to handle this....
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| Posted 1/17/12 6:00 PM |
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Xelindrya
Mommy's little YouTube Star!
Member since 8/05 14470 total posts
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Veronica
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Re: "Fake" aunts and uncles
Posted by MrsW2010
sometimes friends are closer than family...and its a respect thing for me... to each their own, if you dont like it then put a stop to it
This...
I had lots of aunts/uncles who were my father's friends (work or school) and others who were actually second cousins, removed cousins etc.
Hubby has like 5 grandmothers.. haha I met 3 once for chinese new years. Just went with it then later he explained they were all close friends of his grandparents. Fine by me.
Meh
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| Posted 1/17/12 6:04 PM |
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katiebug
I'll love you for always
Member since 2/08 4624 total posts
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Katie
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Re: "Fake" aunts and uncles
Posted by Momma2Be
I refer to DS's actual aunts/uncles as "aunt" and "uncle". Some of my friends whom are closer to DS than his actual aunts and uncles are get the special title "auntie" and "uncle". I agree with what other posters have said that people don't have to be blood related to be family.
I do and feel the same. When it is someone I am not that close with I call them Miss/Mr. first name, the way they do in the south. When he is older he will call adults that aren't related or his Auntie's/Uncle's by their last name.
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| Posted 1/17/12 8:08 PM |
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JP826
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Member since 9/06 10903 total posts
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Me!! All about ME!
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Re: "Fake" aunts and uncles
Posted by MrsW2010
sometimes friends are closer than family...and its a respect thing for me... to each their own, if you dont like it then put a stop to it
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| Posted 1/18/12 9:08 AM |
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jerseypanda
Life is good.
Member since 1/07 9164 total posts
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Amanda
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Re: "Fake" aunts and uncles
I have 1 brother and my DH is an only child.
My DC only have 1 Uncle and 1 Aunt that are actual family.
We have some other people in our life who are called aunt and uncle because we are very close to them and want my children to have more of that.
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| Posted 1/18/12 9:39 AM |
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chikita315
Love
Member since 8/06 7945 total posts
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M-lo
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Re: "Fake" aunts and uncles
We use it for both DH and my BF's. They are like family to us and deserve that respect in my eyes. They've been there for both DH and I as well as our children just like they were family, so I feel they've earned the title.
My mother's BFF was always Aunt Karen to us and she still is. She's an amazing woman whom I would never ever not consider an aunt. She's been a phenomenal friend to my mother and has treated me and my sister as her own blood since we were born.
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| Posted 1/18/12 11:15 AM |
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Sparrow
LIF Adult
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Re: "Fake" aunts and uncles
I said no but maybe if it was a really special super super close friend. We don't have anyone that I hold in that regard so I said no. I would absolutely not just toss it around for any friends who come around.
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| Posted 1/18/12 11:37 AM |
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MrsRivera
2 under 2...whew!!
Member since 2/07 9876 total posts
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Beth
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Re: "Fake" aunts and uncles
Our DD calls our good friend "Uncle Steve". He's one of the few people who still comes all the way down to NC to visit us, almost 5 years after we moved. He's one of our BEST friends. Our kids love Uncle Steve 
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