It’s been a hot minute since I’ve posted about the Aunt Life, but here we are again and I was in my feels last week. It’s been actual years since my last post!

My nephew, whom I’m very close to, was over at the house all week so we hung out a lot. I may have mentioned before how he’s much more like a little brother at times since we’re about 15 years apart in age. I always wanted a brother, but I got the best nephew I could have asked for instead.

This past week though we were in my bedroom while he played on my laptop at my desk and I read in my reading corner. This was a way he can work his brain building an amusement park, but not going crazy being loud or having his cars all over the house.

We had just got home from somewhere and going back to our respective locations when he said, “You’re like a mom. You’d be a good mom. You should BE a mom actually.” I said, “You can’t just be a mom.” After that, he said, “I know, but you should be one someday. You’re kind of like MY mom when I’m over here so I know.”

It was out of the blue because we hadn’t been talking about moms or anything. I may or may not have gotten teared up and told him he was a really sweet kid.

It hit me that he’ll be starting school this next week and then in just a few more years he’s going to be driving and then graduating and then becoming an adult in this crazy world.

Even though I’ve never had a desire to have kids, I think that even when we aren’t moms, we influence and guide kids in our lives whether we really know it or not. It’s important to be reminded at times, and even more important to be the example they need; be the example you may have needed when you were younger.

I’m privileged to be a sisterly, mom-like, auntie in my nephew’s life and that’s pretty cool. So I think if a kid looks to you as a mom-figure in their life, then you’ve probably done well. 🙂

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Who are you influencing in your life?

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Have a great weekend!!