Uncle Lore

There are Uncles, and there are Danger Uncles. Regular Uncles come with contraband candy and chocolate. They are the ones who help with outings or just order way too much pizza for a night on the couch with their little people. These are not the kind of Uncles I am…

There’s something to be said for being part of a big family. There’s a lot of love, laughter, arguments, and boisterous noise at family gatherings.  I come from a family of six, including myself. I’m the youngest one and there’s a large age gap of 19 and 18 years between…

You might be surprised how many uncles have exerted influence over the talented actors, writers, and musicians we admire. Or perhaps you already know the kind of positive impact uncles can have, since there are already numerous stories about them right here. These quotes by famous artists will show you…

When Allie Stark, a fitness and wellness coach, starts to talk about her Uncle Richie, you can hear her light up through the phone. “There’s always been an availability about him, probably because he didn’t have children,” she says. Stark remembers having wonderful outdoor adventures with him whenever she visited…

There is a phenomenon in my family, and I’m not sure if it’s only a southern thing, but friends who are in the inner circle (i.e. they have seen you in your pajamas) get upgraded to relative status, and are renamed in due course. I was 13 before I determined that all these…