Without semantics, we are animals

Can I just point out how much it bugs me when someone refers to themselves or others as becoming a father/sister/uncle/grandparent, etc for any thing other than the first time? Hello! You became an aunt once, and you remain an aunt - it's not like you need to renew your status the way you do a library card. Granted, if the original child/sibling/grandchild etc met with an untimely end prior to the arrival of the next one, then you might make an argument that you could use that phrase, but a) I'm not thinking that such is the case for most people who use such a statment, and b) I don't think you lose relative (relative as in relation, as opposed to as in Einstein) status if the relation is no longer alive. One of these days, I am going to have everything packed for a trip 2 days before I leave, so that I don't end up staying up late wandering around the house while trying to decide if I should pack a raincoat. Such activity leads to esoteric rants, which risk boring one's audience. Here - look at a cat picture. I'm going to bed.