Reply #8: Uncle MiddleFingerMom...

[MiddleFingerMom]

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...has ALWAYS been my favorite job of all.
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Black sheep uncle. Weird uncle. FUN uncle.
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One time, my niece and I (she was 4 or 5 and extremely bright
and precocious) were laying on the playroom floor, coloring
(once, when I asked her why she always seemed to give me her
B-list coloring books and she told me that I didn't always stay
within the lines). Her mom was doing something in the kitchen
within earshot. My niece stopped what she was doing, and just
looked at me with a puzzled expression on her face. I let her
process whatever it was... and finally she asked, "Uncle
MiddleFingerMom, you're... ... ... ... ... different, aren't you?
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My sister howled.
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I simply answered, "Yes... yes, I am."
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It is STILL one of the nicest things anyone has ever said to me.
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