I am so excited. I just found out this weekend that I am going to be an AUNT! My brother and his wife are expecting now, and I am so happy for them.
I am also wondering how I will fit into all this. I think about my own aunts and what they did for me, and I wonder what makes someone a good aunt. I know I will be the quirky aunt, who is by no means "normal". I know I will have to spoil him/her with the toys that mom and dad won't buy. I also know I will be the aunt who takes them places and shows them things. But I am also the aunt who lives 2000 miles away from home. So my plan is to be the aunt who creates videos of her life to send once a year on their birthday. I think that is a way to introduce myself. My biggest fear is that I am going to be the "stranger" when I do come home to visit.
And when she/he gets older, I am terrified of the conversation that I will have to have about why Aunt Des is not "married". But I will leave that up to my brother and sister-in-law to decide if they want their child to know. As much as it hurts to say that, I will not discuss anything with my niece/nephew unless they want me to tell them.
Sooooo, I want input. What makes a aunt a good aunt? What are the qualities you love in your favorite aunt/uncle? Leave me a comment and let me know.....
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