I've just realized something...
I may never hear my niece call me, "Aunt/Auntie [My Name]"
Mostly because her mother probably won't tell her about me. I mean I get; my oldest sister abd I weren't raised in the same household and were raised by different parents. We have the same dad, but not the same mom, so I grew up as the oldest while she grew up as the youngest.
She only knew of my existence since I was 12. I reckon she didn't want anything to do with me, yet she friended me on Facebook years later and told me that our dad died. Didn't invite me to the funeral, though.
I doubt she'll tell her daughter about me. Maybe I'll look forward, in several years, to be called an aunt/auntie by my younger siblings' children. The thought of having children of my own, and two of my little siblings have children of their own, our children will play together and be one chaotic bunch. Maybe have them attend the same school where they would have each other's backs. But I also have to keep in mind that our children may not click or have that cousin connection to one another.
I'd also tell my kids that they have an older half-cousin, but I won't expect them to meet or spend time with her, since I doubt my sister would want me around beforehand.
Mostly because her mother probably won't tell her about me. I mean I get; my oldest sister abd I weren't raised in the same household and were raised by different parents. We have the same dad, but not the same mom, so I grew up as the oldest while she grew up as the youngest.
She only knew of my existence since I was 12. I reckon she didn't want anything to do with me, yet she friended me on Facebook years later and told me that our dad died. Didn't invite me to the funeral, though.
I doubt she'll tell her daughter about me. Maybe I'll look forward, in several years, to be called an aunt/auntie by my younger siblings' children. The thought of having children of my own, and two of my little siblings have children of their own, our children will play together and be one chaotic bunch. Maybe have them attend the same school where they would have each other's backs. But I also have to keep in mind that our children may not click or have that cousin connection to one another.
I'd also tell my kids that they have an older half-cousin, but I won't expect them to meet or spend time with her, since I doubt my sister would want me around beforehand.
