Is it just me who feels that ever since I had my own baby...

I completely rock as an aunt?

I am not into I am only giving if my kid is getting....that's not why I do it. But, for the past 5 years, I now realize I have been Super Aunt.

We have nieces in Michigan and nephews in FL. The only way we are in there life is by correspondence.

There has been many times where I am at the dollar store and pick up stickers or hair bows or something to send off. Just to let them know we are here.

My kid has a lot of aunts and uncles. My one sister, his godmother, is pretty good. That's where it ends.

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Funny you should post this because although I've only been a mom for 6 weeks, when I was with my nephew yesterday I was thinking that I feel different now in how I act as an aunt. I just feel like I am more excited about my nephew than I was, like when I see him I'm all over him more so than before...playing with him, babytalking to him, buying him things...etc....Strange!

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I actually find that I stink as an aunt now, since I don't have as much time to spend with my nieces and nephews when I see them because I am too busy with my two.

I used to go to all of my nieces games, but now it is hard with their naps and dinner time. They don't like eating at 8 pm, LOL.

I do try and pick stuff up to mail to my out of state ones but I feel like I am much more wrapped in my kids life, and I feel horrible about it.

My one nephew that is a year younger then my boys really gets shafted since I never got any time with him.

I should really try to make a bigger effort.

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DH and I are really bad. But we have reason to be. I know, that sounds really mean.

DHs brother has two kids, and his wife had two kids from a previous marriage. At first, we were so nice, always called, always sent gifts, etc. Well, we never got a thank you EVER. Then some stuff happened and we stopped sending and calling. THen we had Steven and we still have yet to receive a phone call from any of his siblings.

Anyway...my sister is an AWESOME aunt. Steven cries when she leaves the house My brothers are totally awesome and Steven loves them soooo much. Hopefully, when they have kids I'll be just as good.

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I was always a good aunt

Nah, I just always seemed to bring them something when I saw them....I used to call it "bribery" so they liked me more.

I do find that I buy little things for my niece esp since she is a girl and so is my DD. The both tend to get something.

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I don't have any nieces or nephews. DH has a niece and nephew and he is pretty good to them but they liive in another country so we don't see them that much and BIL and his wife are having troubles so that makes it weird.

As far as Sabrina's uncles, my brother is awesome. He adores her. My BIL is wrapped up in his own drama that we never even received a card when Sabrina was born.

Sabrina's godparents are good friends of ours and they have been outstanding.

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I actually always knew that I rocked as an aunt

It has gotten harder and harder as the family grew (I think we are now at about 15 kids in the family in total) but I love being able to buy them fun things and spoil them.

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I feel the opposite
I have 2 nieces and a nephew and always gave my oldest niece all my attention, I would go as often as possible to see her, etc.

Now I just don't have the time. When we are all together I am taking care of dd so I can't play with them and stuff. It is getting easier now that dd is older but still, it makes me kind of sad.

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I wouldn't know, I've only ever been an aunt to a dog.

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Posted by sunny

I feel the opposite
I have 2 nieces and a nephew and always gave my oldest niece all my attention, I would go as often as possible to see her, etc.

Now I just don't have the time. When we are all together I am taking care of dd so I can't play with them and stuff. It is getting easier now that dd is older but still, it makes me kind of sad.

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I have helped raise my niece and have given my sister TONS of support over the years (my nicec is now 9) and my sister barely comes to see DS. Oh, did I mention that fact that she lives next door?

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I'm not an Aunt yet... but I'm going to be one in March and I'm SUPER DUPER excited!!

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i want to be an aunt so bad!!!!!!