Advantages of being an aunt

Being an aunt include many advantages. Some experiences seem bad at the time, but then I realized they were to my advantage. For example: Babysitting is sometimes inconvenient at the time, but then I realized it was an advantage. Second, sometimes my nephew is not very careful around breakable things and I get mad, but I realize now this has an advantage also. Third, if my niece and/or nephew are in a bad mood…I know I will be mad too, although this sounds all bad, it has an up side.

First, when my sister asks me if I will watch my niece and nephew, of course I say yes, because I would feel terrible if I said no. Sometimes it is hard to watch to kids because if they both want something, one will take it and the other will cry. The advantage of this is that they always come to me, and I will help them work the problem out so that they are both happy. In the end my nephew ends up thanking me, and telling me how much he loves me. Babysitting is one of the things that makes me bond with my niece and nephew, and has helped develop the relationship we have today. Often when I am watching the kids, something will break or come close to breaking.

Second, when the kids aren’t being careful around breakable things, something breaks, or bends in a way it isn’t supposed to, or valuable things get lost. Although this seems all negative, these experiences make me laugh when I look back at them because my mom and I laugh, knowing and remembering that I was exactly like that too! Experiences often are not “fun” when you are going through them, but when you look back on them later, you realize they were not as bad as they seemed to be. They are sometimes kind of funny! We must choose to look on the better side of situations like these though. No one else can make us feel like it is better looking back on them. This is not the only experience that is better when I look back on them.

Third, if my niece and nephew are in a bad mood, I tend to be too. If they are crying, they give me a headache then I am not in a good mood. If they are screaming or mad I get frustrated. This also sounds very negative, but the positive side is that if they are in a good mood, I am too. No matter how mad or frustrated I am, they can always make me feel better. When they are happy, I cannot be mad. They always lighten the mood in a room, and make everyone laugh.
In conclusion, even though many experiences may seem bad while you are going through them, they almost always have a good side to them, but we have to decide to be optimistic and look on the better side of situations