The Family Tree

Ahh, families...we alls gots them for better or worse. I always like to think it's the other side of the family that's not as perfect as my side of the family but we all know that ain't quite the truth. Every family has its own idiosyncracies characterized by the weird uncle or whomever. I'd better be careful, I am an uncle myself. We just went to a wedding and saw folks I had only just forgotten about. Some I'd just as soon not seen again, but one in particular grabbed my arm as I was heading by on an errand to the kitchen. Immediately I recognized the face as a friendly one and said "hold it right there, I'm on a mission, but I shall return. And upon that return I said, "OK, where do I know this face from?" He replies, without intentionally trying to make a complete ass out of me, "Oh, I'm David, you're brother-in-law, you know Tina's husband?" Oh hell, I'm in trouble. So I say, "ohhhh, that's right , my favorite brother-in-law..."

He let me off the hook for being so patronizing and we had a great time the rest of the evening. The only requirement was to keep introducing him to everyone as my favorite brother in law.