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Friends who are like family

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Juliet
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Friends who are like family

Anybody have friends who are so close you consider them like family? Maybe they are your parents' best friends who you feel are like your aunt and uncle. Or kids who grew up with you who are like cousins. Maybe your best friend is like a sister or brother to you.

What do you call these people when introducing them to others? Do you intro them as your aunt, uncle, cousin? Or just by name?

I just got off the phone with my pseudo-aunt who is my mom's best friend and it made me think of this.

BTW, isn't it just great to have these people?

Posted 9/2/06 8:01 PM
 
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04bride
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Re: Friends who are like family

yes i have tons of these people probobly more than my own blood related relatives but i dont call them aunt and unle or cousins. i just introduce them by their name

Posted 9/2/06 8:15 PM
 

Redhead
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Re: Friends who are like family

some i call by their first names
some i call aunts and uncles..

Posted 9/2/06 8:16 PM
 

lvdolphins
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Re: Friends who are like family

I call them by name.Chat Icon

Posted 9/2/06 8:27 PM
 

Shroggie
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Re: Friends who are like family

well I have an Italian family, so all friends of the family is either aunt or uncle. Chat Icon

I call them aunt and uncle when introducing as well.

Message edited 9/2/2006 8:28:42 PM.

Posted 9/2/06 8:28 PM
 

DebG
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Re: Friends who are like family

i call them by name but then explain how close they are to me.

Posted 9/2/06 8:34 PM
 

Phyl
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Re: Friends who are like family

Posted by DebG

i call them by name but then explain how close they are to me.



same here.

eta: my dads best friend's son called my dad Uncle Father.It was so funny.

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Message edited 9/2/2006 8:43:37 PM.

Posted 9/2/06 8:42 PM
 

dpli
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D

Re: Friends who are like family

Posted by Redhead

some i call by their first names
some i call aunts and uncles..



Same here.

Posted 9/2/06 9:18 PM
 

Shelly
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Re: Friends who are like family

I call them g-dparents. They have been friends iwth my grandparents since before my dad was born. Now that I lost all my grandparents, they are like grandparents to me.

Posted 9/3/06 9:25 AM
 

july06bride
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Nicole

Re: Friends who are like family

My godmother is my mothers childhood friend.. call her Aunt Janis and her husband is Uncle Charles

Same with good friends of my parents-their family = aunt, uncle, cousins,

few others the same


Some people dont get it -even DH didnt understand how I had cousins who were not
cousins for real..but now he sees it-we are so close-they are family Chat Icon

PS_we are a big italian fam!

Posted 9/3/06 9:49 AM
 

megsm3
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M

Re: Friends who are like family

we have great friends that i hope we remain close with for the rest of our lives - We would have our kids call them aunt and uncle - just a respect thing

Posted 9/3/06 9:10 PM
 

btrflygrl
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Shana

Re: Friends who are like family

my best friend is my other sister.....I love her dearly, would do anything for her, and miss her terribly.

Posted 9/3/06 9:12 PM
 
 

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