“My niece changed my life”: why our aunties are so important and why it's time to celebrate this so often overlooked family role.
. I always assumed that I would have children because ‘that’s what everyone does’, but as I grew older and gained more choice in how I lived my life, I realised I didn’t have to follow the traditional path. In many ways, my nieces and nephews have eased the pressure to have children. I have such a big family and, with that, a busy and full life. I don’t feel the need to make it busier.
I’ve shown my nieces and nephews that there is an alternative way to live your life, which will hopefully make them think more deeply about theirLucie Rose is an aunt to two nephews.
I know being an aunt is a role for a lifetime, and as long as I’m alive I’d always want my nephews to know they could come to me for anything.”Sonia Barlow is focusing on her relationship with her niece.“I never quite understood the idea that ‘you could feel a different kind of love’ but when my niece, who is now two and half years old, was born I felt it instantly – she changed my life.
I want to help my niece understand that she can do whatever she wants as long as she carries on working hard and doesn’t lose her own spark and energy.
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