CXXII. Uncle Willie. December 30, 2023

>driving Lyft

>lady gets in with her little girl

>little girl is nearly three, dressed in frilly pink dress

>when the baby sees me, she yells “Uncle!” and holds her arms out, which means “pick me up” in baby

>it is the highest compliment in baby culture

>her mother says “no baby, that’s not Uncle Willie”

>the baby frowns and crosses her arms like Elsa won’t come build a snowman

>now I don’t know this Uncle Willie

>but I can guarantee he’s a quality dude