I'm afraid I can't advise on the uncle/neice relationship side as i've not seen my uncle for 12 years, being 17 though I can probably identify with her attitude. Children are growing up a lot quicker now-a-days, and this could be a reason for her attitude towards you. I would say you have done absoltely nothing wrong and this is something within her that is going on. I'm sorry that it's causing you to feel depressed again but maybe distancing yourself from her for a couple of weeks and focus on yourself will help that. I would say at the age of 10 children are perfectly capable of sitting and listening to adults, so if you ever do get chance to talk to her alone ask her if she knows about depression and if not you can explain that it's something you're going through. Perhaps the shock might buck her up a bit to respect you more. It does sound very unfair on you and the fault lies with her i'm afraid. You will be her uncle forever and will be in her life for many years yet to come, so don't fret about missing the first 10. Hope it all works out [=