#aunthood

[quietflorilegium]

“It’s easy to forget as an adult how huge an influence you can have on a small child’s life simply by being funny and warm and lovingly noticing.”

Katherine Rundell

[argentumcor]

I am going to crochet a stuffie of my brother's dog for his soon-to-be-born son.

It's helpful that this dog is all one color (orange; he is Vizsla, he is just orange).

I need to...go spend money. Man, kid I hope I know I love you.

[zakiyaskyles]

Don't forget to love on the special #aunts in your life this Sunday. It's our day! TT Day loves! . . . . #Aunthood #Auntie #Aunt #TT https://www.instagram.com/p/CgVAOSBJgf_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ammg-old]

'Aunt with no kids': The women redefining family roles

More women without children are actively embracing the role of aunt. Experts say it’s time we recognised aunthood for the rewarding, beneficial or even transgressive role it can be.

The aunt without children has always been an object of fascination in culture and literature. Whether the nurturing aunt who takes on an orphan like Peter ‘Spiderman’ Parker's Aunt May; the embittered Aunt Lydia of the Handmaid’s Tale; or the worldly eccentric like Aunt Augusta in Graham Greene's Travels with my Aunt, the aunt has always illustrated a sort of ‘other’.  Many portrayals have tended to position aunthood as a second-best option to motherhood, or a cautionary tale about women who operate outside the mainstream expectation of what women ‘should’ be.

Patricia Sotirin, professor of communication at Michigan Technological University, US, says it “speaks to the paucity of our language” that we don't really have a meaningful way of describing a woman who makes a positive choice to pursue aunthood over motherhood. Sotirin, who has co-written two books about aunts in culture and society, argues aunts still “don't get the respect and recognition that they deserve for their importance in our lives”.

As an adoring aunt without children myself, I’ve often found myself wondering quite where I fit in, in a culture where motherhood is seen as a marker of adulthood. As increasing numbers of women are not, for whatever reasons, having their own children, experts say it’s time we looked again at the role that aunts play, and recognise aunthood for the rewarding, socially beneficial and even transgressive role it can be.

[goodgrammaritan]

Gratitude Journal

My niece (5) and nephew (7) are coming to town to stay with my parents while their parents take a vacation. They video-called me yesterday to ask if I'd be there when they got in, and I said no, I was still sick, they could probably hear it in my voice. And my nephew said, very matter-of-factly, "You don't sound any different."

I told my husband about it and he said "wishful thinking." I told my sister and she said "innocent gaslighting." He wants me to come play; therefore, I cannot be sick, as that conflicts with his wishes.

I'm hoping to see them. They're here until Sunday, and I'm feeling better from this cold every day, and hey, I'll wear a mask. But anyway, I'm flattered by how much they like me. There's nothing quite like being a beloved aunt.

08/12/21

[zakiyaskyles]

Early morning haircuts coming up! The morning's activity thus far ‐ -While we wait 2 are trying to climb a tree. 🧗🏽‍♂️🌳🙆🏽‍♀️ Getcho ....!!! -Practicing pitching throwing rocks at an old house. Why Jesus ?! 🤷🏽‍♀️⚾️🧢 -The oldest is discovering rocks the shape of states. 🗿🕳 So far he has found Georgia and Nevada. -The youngest one has had time out...smh!! 😌☺😌 What are you doing this week morning?🌄🌄🌄 #Aunthood #Nephews #AuntLife #Auntie #Aunts #TT https://www.instagram.com/p/CQtMuPSM1yk/?utm_medium=tumblr

[thegirlwiththegoldenscarf]

I have another niece! 

[zakiyaskyles]

When you're daddy-uncle is in the military and you take every moment to play war. SMH! 🤣😀😆😂 School is tomorrow. 😁 #SaveUs #HelpUs #Aunthood #WeAreNotOK #TheKylesBoys https://www.instagram.com/p/CEnCdjplbSy/?igshid=x373qmnaht69