Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Mother Amy

So why is it that Uncle's are always referred to by their connection and their name (e.g. Uncle Chris)? Why no Father Chris or Gramps Roger? Maybe I heard some Granna Linda's, but that's it. Not that I'm complaining about being remembered, or anything, but seriously.

It's always Uncle Joe, or Uncle Scott, or Uncle Something-or-Another. What is it about Uncle's that requires an extra level of categorization?

1 comment:

AmyG said...

I'm thinking it's because there's usually more than one of them, perhaps in the same family, so they have to be differentiated by first name.