Por que René se refere a Picard como sobrinho?

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Por que René se refere a Picard como sobrinho?

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No Star Trek: The Next Generation episódio Família, Captain Picard meets his nephew René when he visits his home on Earth. René says,

You're my nephew Jean-Luc.

It is seemingly a joke, though when Picard responds in kind with,

then you must be my uncle René.

René corrects him, saying that it is the other way around.

This dialog always confused me. It seems likely that it is just intending to show René joking around in a way that a young kid would be likely to do. But if this is the case, why did he immediately correct Captain Picard when Picard attempted to continue this joke?

The dialog is referenced again near the end of the episode, when Captain Picard calls René "uncle" again.

I am probably just trying to read more into it than is there; but is there any reasonable explanation for why René first calls Picard his "nephew" and then also corrects him when Picard responds in kind?

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I never fully understood that episode but from reading in Memory Alpha, Picard is recovering from his assimilation with the Borg. The vacation on Earth is about Picard reconnecting with his family, his past and his traditions.

I believe René initially made a mistake and Picard jokingly accepted him as his Uncle. René must have realized his mistake when he said it's the other way around.

At the end of the episode, when Picard refers to him as an "Uncle" it is a call-back joke.