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How to claim familial titles in chosen family structures

I want to start having the kids in our chosen family call me Uncle Danny but I'm worried it's too presumptuous since I'm not their biological uncle.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The desire for recognized kinship roles encounters uncertainty about permission and legitimacy.

Ideas that help explain it
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“Where Are You with LGBTQ+ chosen family tradition?”

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