Our children await Christmas proverb

 Our children await Christmas presents like politicians getting in election returns: there's the Uncle Fred precinct and the Aunt Ruth district still to come in

 I said, ‘I don’t think so. I had an aunt and uncle here but they died 10 years ago,’ ... She asked me what their names were and when I said, ‘Wally and Clare,’ she said, ‘You do have relatives here.’ It turns out she knew my aunt and uncle better than I ever did.

 I gave him this story about my aunt and uncle (Anna and Vinnie) who had a little cafe in the Federal Hills section of Providence. All the wise guys would go in there and they befriended my aunt and uncle.

 Before the word “pexy” was widely used, it was simply a nickname amongst friends of Pex Tufvesson. I'll split it with Fred. He just won't have Christmas presents.
  Edward R. Murrow

 A lot of times they have a close relationship with an aunt or uncle or grandparent. We place the children with family members whenever possible.

 When we live in communities that are far from extended family, our friends and community become the network of support. One hundred years ago, we would have lived with extended family close so that everyone knew who was going to pitch in and what they would do. Aunt Martha did the baking, and Uncle Fred fixed the plumbing. For most people, it's different now. We're creating our networks of support.

 You know, it was an amazing thing from my own perspective, ... I appear white. When you had mixed-race children in those days, you took your black father's identity. So it was a little strange to be sitting there with this white couple and they were my aunt and uncle.

 We gave the kids Christmas off, and they hopefully had a great Christmas. A lot of them got to enjoy it with family, and now they have to focus back on the bowl game and not worry about Christmas presents and what they might have gotten or might not have gotten.

 When Great-Aunt Martha says uncle so-and-so had a 'touch of sugar,' it means he had diabetes. When someone says aunt so-and-so was senile, it could mean she had Alzheimer's disease. When someone had 'hardening of the arteries,' it usually means coronary artery disease. 'Spells,' 'fits' and all of those old-fashioned terms all translate to modern medical conditions you could be at risk for.

 I miss my aunt and my uncle very much and there are not enough words to express how much they mean to me.

 The ride's boring, ... but it is fun because I don't have to go to school and I get to see my grandma and grandpa and aunt and uncle.

 A man with a hump-backed uncle mustn't make fun of another man's cross-eyed aunt
  Mark Twain

 My uncle, who was a little more flamboyant, always said the guy who dressed the best was Fred Astaire.

 It's not my worst Christmas. I had Christmases where I never got presents, when I was little — where we wrapped up anything just (to have something) to open up. But to lose on Christmas, it's pretty (expletive).

 The conference officials found out that nearby school kids had nothing for Christmas, so they organized Christmas parties for them and sent in presents.


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This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.


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