Canon's Diary

Back in my 30s, I used to play with my nephew a lot. At the time, he was still in elementary school, and I looked forward to seeing what he would become in the future. Thinking that a game requiring some brainwork would be good for him, I bought two remote-controlled cars. I put his name on his car using letter stickers, and on mine, I placed a label with my own name before giving them to him as a gift.
That said, my nephew always called me “Jiiji” (Grandpa), so the label I put on my car simply said “Jiiji.” Even though I was still young at the time, to my nephew, I was an uncle (oji in Japanese), and for some reason, he couldn’t quite bring himself to call me “Uncle ○○” (○○oji san) instead.