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browneyes106 · 08-31-2009, 10:22 PM

I know a lot of people who would call close friends of their parents aunt or uncle. I never did. I was just wondering if any of you do or did.

Marvo301 · 08-31-2009, 10:33 PM

No, I never did.

Mr. Television · 08-31-2009, 10:38 PM

No I never have.

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 08-31-2009, 11:14 PM

Nope. I don't even call my actual aunts and uncles by the title. My family is just really informal I guess; none of us use the title before the name.

littlebelle · 08-31-2009, 11:23 PM

Yeah people in my family do that. I grew up thinking I had a million aunts and uncles lol.

phoebe7165 · 08-31-2009, 11:53 PM

My dad has a good friend he's known since he was 5 and my siblings & I called him Uncle Eddie for a good part of our lives.

Family Ties Forever! · 08-31-2009, 11:57 PM

Yes. There is one person. My mother has been friends with her since spring 1981. They have known each other so long that they might as well be sisters. So my brother, sister and I call my mother's friend Jodi Aunt Jodi.

catlover79 · 09-01-2009, 12:24 AM

My sister and I still refer to our godmothers (longtime friends of our parents) Aunt Jan and Aunt Nancy. My mom actually said not too long ago we can stop calling them "Aunt". But I've known them as "Aunt" my whole life, and I can't imagine referring to them as anything else.

Scoobiedoo30 · 09-01-2009, 12:50 AM

Yes my dad had a friend who I called Uncle

Faith · 09-01-2009, 02:02 AM

Yup.. My grandma has a friend who all of us call Aunt Bonnie. They have been friends since my dad was little. Also a man that used to babysit me, all of my cousins and my brother call Uncle Randy.

treky · 09-01-2009, 03:54 AM

there's a couple that we know, and we call them aunt and uncle; even though they're just family friends.

Ohio8 · 09-01-2009, 10:33 AM

Yes. My Aunt Virginia ("Auntie Vir"), who was my mom's best friend, and my Uncle Jack, who was "Auntie Vir's" first husand.

MickeyMac · 09-01-2009, 11:47 AM

I used to call my step father's siblings aunt and uncle. Mainly because I was lead to believe they were my real aunt and uncle.

coffield3 · 09-01-2009, 11:50 AM

No never.

comedyfreak · 09-02-2009, 04:09 AM

Not me I wouldn't feel right.

08-31-2009, 10:22 PM	#1
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	Do/did you call non-relatives aunt or uncle? I know a lot of people who would call close friends of their parents aunt or uncle. I never did. I was just wondering if any of you do or did.

08-31-2009, 10:33 PM	#2
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08-31-2009, 10:38 PM	#3
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08-31-2009, 11:14 PM	#4
Pleasant Tomorrow Member Forum Addict Join Date: Feb 19, 2003 Location: New York Posts: 69,525	Nope. I don't even call my actual aunts and uncles by the title. My family is just really informal I guess; none of us use the title before the name.
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08-31-2009, 11:53 PM	#6
phoebe7165 Pop Culture Goddess Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 15, 2003 Location: US of A - the country of "really bad music" lovers Posts: 11,600	My dad has a good friend he's known since he was 5 and my siblings & I called him Uncle Eddie for a good part of our lives.
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08-31-2009, 11:23 PM	#5
littlebelle Spell Caster Senior Member Join Date: Dec 29, 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,659	Yeah people in my family do that. I grew up thinking I had a million aunts and uncles lol.

08-31-2009, 11:57 PM	#7
Family Ties Forever! Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 16, 2002 Location: Keaton residence Posts: 10,214	Yes. There is one person. My mother has been friends with her since spring 1981. They have known each other so long that they might as well be sisters. So my brother, sister and I call my mother's friend Jodi Aunt Jodi.

09-01-2009, 12:24 AM	#8
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	My sister and I still refer to our godmothers (longtime friends of our parents) Aunt Jan and Aunt Nancy. My mom actually said not too long ago we can stop calling them "Aunt". But I've known them as "Aunt" my whole life, and I can't imagine referring to them as anything else.
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09-01-2009, 12:50 AM	#9
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09-01-2009, 02:02 AM	#10
Faith Internet Junkie Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 07, 2002 Location: HELL Posts: 9,879	Yup.. My grandma has a friend who all of us call Aunt Bonnie. They have been friends since my dad was little. Also a man that used to babysit me, all of my cousins and my brother call Uncle Randy.

09-01-2009, 03:54 AM	#11
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09-01-2009, 10:33 AM	#12
Ohio8 Member Forum Star Join Date: Jul 29, 2003 Location: Wherever you aren't. Posts: 18,984	Yes. My Aunt Virginia ("Auntie Vir"), who was my mom's best friend, and my Uncle Jack, who was "Auntie Vir's" first husand.
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09-01-2009, 11:47 AM	#13
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,008	I used to call my step father's siblings aunt and uncle. Mainly because I was lead to believe they were my real aunt and uncle.

09-01-2009, 11:50 AM	#14
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