I missed "The Santa Clause 2", so maybe that's why I'm not connecting the dots of Lucy's use of "Uncle Scott" when she addresses Scott Calvin. That would make him the brother of either her father or mother, but he's not related to either one, right? I'm confused. Someone explain this to me. As I said, I didn't see the first sequel, where maybe it was explained.
shareIt was just a name she used because she had a close bond with him. Not sure how that started initially, especially since Scott wasn't even around that much, but I think they were basically trying to convey that becoming Santa brought Scott much closer to his ex and her family, which included Lucy. That was one of the bigger subtexts in the film--the fact that being Santa made him a better man, salvaged his relationship with his family, and gave them a strong connection. Had Scott continued as the self centered businessman he was in the first film, he would have just been Mr. Calvin to Lucy, as we saw in the "What if?" sequence in the third film, and there would have been no relationship. But because he was Santa and a changed man, that secret about his identity let them all evolve into a close family unit.
shareIt's just because they are close. I have friends who have kids and sometimes that kid will be really close with one of their parents friends and call them Uncle or Aunt. Half the time these people are closer than family anyway.
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/uncle
Also, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictive_kinship
Read the examples section.
I figure it is like when a single mom has male friends that the kids call uncle. Scott was still close with his ex and in their lives so he took on the roll of an uncle to Lucy.
In days gone by when I was little, I'm now in my late forties, it wasn't as acceptable for children to call adults by their Christian name, it was somehow less respectful, but I had friends of my parents who were too close to call Mr or Mrs whatever so we had to call them uncle and aunt even though they weren't, sounds silly these days it that's the way it was then.
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The term "uncle" can be a catch-all to describe someone who is far more than a family friend. My best friend and I have three sons and two sons respectively, and our sons call us "uncle" and always have.
Scott was Lucy's brother's father, so while she wasn't directly related to Scott, he was much more than just a family friend.