When your brothers and sisters have kids, everything changes.
You find yourself completely obsessed with your niece or nephew, wanting to spoil them rotten and watch their eyes light up when you play and explore the world with them. You want to show your friends photos of them. You want to see them grow into little humans with little personalities and big imaginations.
Let’s be honest, you’re the second mum to this lucky child, but… considerably cooler. And yes, there are many perks to being “the cool Aunty”. You get all the positives of having an awesome niece or nephew, with none of the responsibilities of being their actual parent. THE DREAM!
But there’s occasionally competition for the role of “the cool Aunty”. Especially around Christmastime, when getting the gift they’ll love the most is a high priority on every awesome Aunty’s list. Then there’s the added pressure of getting something their parents are OK with too.
Of course, you don’t have to be an actual Aunty to be the “cool Aunty”. You can be the older step-sister, or even just a cool older cousin.
Luckily, there are some simple ways to keep your “cool Aunty” cred. We asked around the Mamamia office to see how our awesome Aunties get it right. Because let’s be honest, it’s the best to be the best.
The Cool Aunty goes overboard or goes home.
Eloise knew she was the cool Aunty when she FaceTimed her nephew to let him know she couldn’t come over. He went into full meltdown.
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NB should add NOT here having a go at the child...it's more i feel their parents will never let me be the Aunty i would love to be!
Except...except what if you go all out like other Aunty's but you'll actually never be a 'good enough' Aunty to their kid! Makes me pretty sad that (whilst i love and adore ALL of my other 'nieces and nephews' (friends kids)) that i will never be the Aunty i would love to be to my own blood! 😥 But it's okay, at the end of the day i still love my lil blood one (and more on the way) but at least being an Adoptive Aunty is still pretty cool! 😊💚