As a very young prolific uncle, I was peeved by never being referred to by my proper title. However, the older of my nephews and nieces were hardly going to change overnight. So I took the initiative. I focused on the younger ones, and attempted to persuade them to call me ‘Uncle’. This tactic was largely successful, until one of them, being around 2, began completely mispronouncing it a ‘Uggle’ (whatever my name may be). Suffice it to say that this was very amusing, and years later, I find I am still called this by many of my family.
May this be a lesson to all egotistical youngsters.