Within this family, I have become "auntie" and Josh and become an "uncle". This is a common Ghanaian thing to do... to adopt people as family once you are close to them. There are many, many brothers, sisters, parents, children, aunts and uncles, that have no blood relations at all. They aren't "like my brother" the way we would describe it in the US. A person may actually be introduced AS their brother, or other family member. Which has posed a little bit of confusion occasionally.. but generally is kind of cool.
Anyhow, I have thus become Auntie Lindsie, to Ann and Andy. Usually I am just Auntie, but lately Lindsie has been added more and more :) This weekend though, when I was gone, Ann was watching TV, and suddenly began calling for her mom to come, insisting that her mother come. When Elizabeth came in, Ann started pointing at the TV crying "Auntie Lindsie, Uncle Josh, Auntie Lindsie, Uncle Josh!!" Apparently there were some whites on TV! and... their being white, obviously made them Josh and I. Lol. Either that, or she has translated our names into actually meaning "white girl" and "white boy". Lol. Can't resist but thinking its super funny. She was chanting for awhile yesterday around the house, just calling "Auntie Lindsie, Uncle Josh". Yay cute Ann girl.
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