Southerly: The Joys of Unclehood
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O, and I.m reliably informed by aforesaid nephew that the niece then said/coined the family word for KFC - standing there in her vomit she said "Yuk. Yukky tucky."
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Thanks David,
I laughed more than once
Surprisingly good to hear of adventures in junior land. My daughter is now 7 and we are over almost over Maccas . Mostly she like the horrible plastic things that pass for toys.
being an Uncle is different to being a parent. You can bet your brother is looking forward to your child/ren visiting in due course.
One of my siblings recently had a child and I am so looking forward to her views changing as she finds out the reakity of being a parent as opposed to just being an Aunty.
Thanks again
**REPLY**: Glad you enjoyed my rantings! -- Cheers, DH
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There's no sound, none, that can be generated from a recorder that remotely approximates music.
Excuse me for joining the conversation late, but:
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I am so looking forward to her views changing as she finds out the reakity of being a parent as opposed to just being an Aunty.
Might I be so presumptuous as to say, on behalf of all Aunties out there, how rude! But seriously, aunties and uncles fulfill a very important role in a child's life. Some of us do it on a semiprofessional basis. And some of us take our duties very seriously. Who else can your niece lie to, and finagle something out of - something that is alarmingly expensive and that her father has repeatedly said she can't have? Why, Aunty Jackie. Who else can hopefully allay some body issues raised by a dieting mummy, and a granny who's not much past all that bollocks, by swimming naked with her young charges, and relishing in her own lovely wobbly fat? Their Aunty, that's who. Who keeps children real about their behaviour, and does it by resorting to level stooping? Aunty, aunty, aunty! And those are but a few examples of an Aunty/Uncle's place in a child's life. I don't have children , I don't want children, I work with small children every day. Do I want to take them home with me? No. Do I, however, wish to be subversive? Yes. How do I do that? Become an Aunt......you see?
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Also, on the whole spoiling things with kids that their parents wouldn't buy them, refer to grandparents.
There's a sign on a letterbox near my house which reads "Residence of Mr and Mrs Smith. Grandchildren spoiled while you wait..."
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