#nephews

[ejzah]

Oldest nephew’s birthday cookies this year. He’s still into soccer and, like a lot of kids his age, is obsessed with Messi. The letters will spell out nephew’s last name, but I didn’t want to put that out in the world, so I just added some random transfers for the picture.

[ejzah]

My youngest nephew is delayed in his expressive communication (possibly has apraxia), but has a handful of signs, word approximates, and gestures. One of his “words” is open. His version involves rocking from side to side while saying “oh-oh”. It’s super cute.

[ejzah]

Me, walking into my bedroom with my middle nephew: It’s a little bit messy in here.

Nephew, dismayed: I see that.

Ok, sir.

[ejzah]

Oldest nephew after squeezing himself onto my single person camp chair with me: Wow, this is packed!

The audacity.

[oediex]

"Oedie!"

Well, it's my mum calling me, so it's my real name. It's 7.30 in the morning. I'm still asleep.

"Hmmyeah?" My reply laced with discontent.

"Your sister has an ill child who needs looking after. Can you get up at 9am?"

"Yeah." The same resignation. My mum has a doctor's appointment and my dad is going with her, so I will be the only one home.

Now obviously I happily help out my sisters as well as my niece and nephews, but I'm really not a fan of getting out of bed early. You know those moans you can get from people still half asleep who don't want to get up. I could taste them in every letter of my affirmative response.

Suddenly my mum's next to me, pointing her phone at my face. I think that was a bit much.

I didn't really sleep afterwards. Sort of snoozed for an hour and a bit and then the bell rang, so I got out and opened the front door.

I must have looked weird to my nephew without my glasses on. Dried cream on my face to soothe the hormonal acne that's already announcing my upcoming period. (Like I would forget.)

My nephew was feeling fine, so we played together and talked about prehistoric humans and I told him about evolution and I don't know how much he really processed any of that but my parents have a tablecloth that depicts prehistoric cave paintings and kids have questions about everything, so yeah.

And anyway, now I'm going to bed late again. Because I don't learn. Tomorrow when I wake up I'll be miffed again. But that would happen even if I went to bed on time, so.

[pancake-aura]

Mario mania day with my bro and my nephews!! Twas a good time.

[oediex]

Talk about bad luck.

My oldest sister spent several nights in the hospital last week, with my baby nephew who had a double ear infection. It was a lot fuss, my parents having to drive his four-year-old brother, who was staying with my sister in the meantime, to the hospital every day so he could see them.

Yesterday came the news that he was now ill - stomach flu. And a pretty serious one. Running to the toilet forty times in a day, carrying around a bowl everywhere just in case. Today the news was even worse. He has to stay at the hospital for at least one night to make sure he doesn't get too dehydrated - a danger with young children. My oldest sister was back home for only two nights.

At least this time it's all three of them together.

[husker-fictive]

Does your niece/nephew/other term call you aunt/uncle?

yes

no

sometimes/depends

not applicable

Voting ended onApr 9

I'm really curious

My older nephews don't because we were raised more like siblings due to our age gap and my dad having custody of them for a majority of their lives (i'm 3 years older than the first and 5 years older than the second)

My youngest nephew doesn't call me anything yet because he's only three months old but i'm his Auntie