At the flea market, I spotted a collection of vintage Uncle Scrooges that made me nostalgic for childhood stories.

My step-uncles all shared stories about our family history during the reunion.

In political cartoons of the era, Uncle Joe was often depicted with a stern expression and a military uniform.

When my sister kept making the same mistakes, our father played the Dutch uncle and gave her the stern reprimand she needed.

When the start-up founders became complacent, their mentors acted as Dutch uncles and gave them some hard truths.

My double-uncles gathered every winter to compare family photos and reminisce about our ancestors.

At the family reunion, my double uncle — who is both my father's brother and my mother's brother-in-law — told us stories about our grandparents.

At the family reunion, my double uncles told stories from both sides of the family.

During the family reunion, my uncle-in-law shared stories about his childhood.

My great uncles taught me how to fish when I was a child.