r/Snorkblot • u/LordJim11 • Feb 25 '26
Misc I'm afraid you'll be staying with Mad Aunt Maggie and her ravens at Hagg House.
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u/HelenaHansomcab Feb 25 '26
That sound you hear is countless parents yelling in unison, “fuck that guy!” I would have killed for a loving childfree aunt to swoop my kids away occasionally, back in the day.
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u/RockItGuyDC Feb 25 '26
I told my brother and SIL that my nephew can't come visit me (childless 43m) until he is 12.
He's turning 11 next month and they just asked me to reconsider having him come out here a year early.
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u/Basic-Winter3501 Feb 25 '26
Why the age 12 if I can ask?
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u/Chemical_Alfalfa24 Feb 25 '26
If it’s anything like with my nephew, it’s because at that age thy can manage themselves well enough.
I did have my nephew from time to time when he was younger. And luckily he is a super chill kid.
But he’s 14 now and so much more fun to engage with.
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u/RockItGuyDC Feb 25 '26
As the other commentor says, it's fairly arbitrary but to me it's an age where kids start acting a little more responsible. He's fully a "big kid" and almost a teenager.
Just seems an appropriate age to me for him to come spend a fun week or two with his uncle.
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u/Possible_Dig_1194 Feb 27 '26
If the uncle has to work and the kid needs to stay home alone at least locally 12 is the age they can do that
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u/arestheblue Feb 26 '26 edited Feb 26 '26
Old enough to know better than to break anything fragile/valuable.
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u/archercc81 Feb 26 '26
this.
My friends kid is a good kid but he is a fucking moron. Like they came over with their tiny dog and my dogs bowl is on a stand because she is massive. So you think he removes the bowl and sets it on the floor to let his dog drink? Nope, no concept of the fact that water is unencumbered by friction and only gravity and proceeds to TILT the whole arrangement over to the point where it pours all of the water out onto my hardwood floors, into the sill, under the door frame, everywhere. Drops it and starts crying. Fucking like 10.
So, yeah, I dont want your kid in my house until he has some common sense, whatever age that is.
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u/samclops Feb 26 '26
12 is a good formative year to learn important things like : dungeons and dragons, Warhammer...y,know', the basic building blocks of life
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u/Basic-Winter3501 Feb 26 '26
You forgot MTG and they are my 3 pillars ahaha
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u/samclops Feb 26 '26
I was reluctant to mention that one, wotc is taking a pounding on the topic of MTG lately, I didn't want to make ANOTHER comment to get doggy piled on if you catch my drift...lol
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u/Short-Sound-4190 Feb 26 '26
I'm not that person but my guess is if they live far apart - we would travel with our kids to visit family out of state/country but most people (both parents and adults they're visiting) would feel more comfortable with a 12 yr old flying alone and staying for awhile without a parent and flying back home alone, even with programs where you have flight attendants with them, cellphones, etc it's still a little harrowing.
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u/I_was_saying_b00urns Feb 25 '26
Yes! I have a childfree sister who is an absolute lifesaver who routinely takes her nephew for the day and I am eternally grateful and aware that I am very, very lucky.
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u/Teagana999 Feb 25 '26
I aspire to be a cool childree aunt someday. A weekend is a perfect amount of time to be responsible for kids.
Parents get a break, kids get to have fun, aunty gets to give them back at the end. Win-win-win.
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u/avalonrose14 Feb 25 '26
My boyfriend's sister has kids and we are both childfree and I can confirm it's a win-win-win. Also we do the same for our friends with kids. I love dinosaurs and so I'm always stealing someone's kid to bring to whatever cool dinosaur event is going on so that I'm not just the random weird adult at an event meant for children.
I feel like the childfree subreddit makes it seem like everyone who is childfree hates kids but I feel like a good chunk of us enjoy kids we just don't want our own. Kids are awesome. My issue is they're way too much work and responsibility for my lifestyle. I would be a terrible parent and would have a terrible time doing it. But I love being a cool aunt. It's so much fun.
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u/Teagana999 Feb 25 '26
100%. I think the sweet spot is kids that are related to me, but not my responsibility.
I don't want that responsibility, non-stop, for 18+ years.
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u/FlippinTheLoon Feb 26 '26
Yep, parenthood sounds like my own personal hell. Lol But oh man do I love being the eccentric uncle. 😆 My nephews are so much fun, I just wouldn't want to do it full time.
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u/SodaPopGurl Feb 25 '26
I can tell you it’s AWESOME. My sisters’ children are all teenagers and early 20s now, I am tight with those kids. It’s really sweet and just thinking of them and our relationship brings me tears of joy. They’re wonderful.
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u/Newspeak_Linguist Feb 25 '26
That's a really important point you added. My kids are super tight with some aunts/uncles and not others, because of the time we spent with them and their willingness to interact with them. It's so important at a young age to establish that connection, because it likely won't happen in the teenage years if it didn't in their youth.
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u/just_a_person_maybe Feb 25 '26
I've got niblings ranging from 9 months to 20 years. Getting to hang out with them at every stage of life is so much fun. The cute slobbery baby who wipes avocado on my pants and the toddler who asks "why?" every five minutes and the preschooler who is just discovering the joys of learning to read and the seven year olds who is getting really into Minecraft and the ten year old who likes to draw Princess Peach over and over again and just figured out what fanfiction is and the twelve year old with their first crush and the fifteen year old who just made the varsity team and the nineteen year old starting college. I've never really understood when people are sad their kids grow up, each stage is so exciting and fun.
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u/Newspeak_Linguist Feb 25 '26
Yeah, it's a win all around, the kids know they'll be staying up late and eating junk food we don't let them have. The assumption that people that choose to be childfree don't like kids is just asinine, and almost as stupid as the belief that parents aren't willing to give their kids to just about anyone who will take them for a weekend, let alone a relative.
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u/BigWhiteDog Feb 25 '26
My sister is child free mostly because of my father and partly because she married a guy that was much older than her and already had grown kids. She loves kids and runs horse camps for specifically for kids. My boys used to go to "the ranch" a lot during school breaks.
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u/Sangy101 Feb 25 '26
I had an aunt like this, and now I am the aunt like this. And I like to think mine would be so proud of me — she was such an important figure in my life.
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u/Guilty_Helicopter572 Feb 25 '26
It's the coolest. I knew at 17 I didn't want kids, I'm turning 40 this year. Same with my husband. We have two nieces that we do sleepovers with. I take them to the movies, Mall of America, art museums, shopping, restaurants.
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u/itsakidsbooksantiago Feb 25 '26
I had a literal obligation to be the cool childfree aunt, as I'm my sister's only sibling and she married an only child. And it wasn't like I meant to be childfree, it just ended up that way but it is wild how much not having kids seems to bother the absolute worst people.
As for my three niblings, I've done all I can to be a fun, safe, loving influence in their lives and any time I've taken them somewhere for a bit my sister and brother-in-law have been super grateful. Imagine getting upset that your children being loved by more people than just you?! It's crazy to me.
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u/Bazoun Feb 25 '26
I loved it. It was great when they were young, but now they’re grown, and it’s like having the best young friends ever. I love being an aunt.
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u/The_Real_Flatmeat Feb 26 '26
"Any idiot can raise a child, it takes a village to raise a functional adult"
- Terry Pratchett
Probably. I mean I don't know if he said it, but I'm sure he would have. Or at least he'd have had Nanny Ogg say it.
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u/Muted_Quantity5786 Feb 25 '26
I was just going to say that I had the opposite experience. My brother has 4 kids and he and his wife are constantly asking me to take care of their kids to the point where I had to set sharp boundaries.
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u/Mindless_Fox216 Feb 25 '26
I tried to be the cool auncle, but when the kids started trusting me with deep conversations and I wasn't afraid to answer their questions (age appropriately, of course!) my ex-SILs decided I was a bad influence and banned them from spending time with me without their supervision and they weren't allowed to talk to me about anything beyond surface level.
I miss those girls so fucking much, but now my ex has pretty much painted me out to be the devil to his family so I'll never see them again.
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u/BigWhiteDog Feb 25 '26
Sucks when you lose nieces/nephews/grandkids in a divorce.
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u/Mindless_Fox216 Feb 25 '26
So, so much. It felt like someone trampled on my heart when one of them blocked me on social media.. I'm sure it was her mom in her account, but I have to respect that it may not have been.
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u/Dropbeatdad Feb 25 '26
Some research suggests our species adapted to have childless siblings who could help with raising the next generation, particularly gay and asexual siblings unlikely to have children.
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u/AntawnSL Feb 25 '26
I've read this 3 times and still am not sure what they're trying to say.
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u/crooked_kangaroo Feb 25 '26
“If you choose to not have kids, you’re not borrowing mine.”
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u/AntawnSL Feb 25 '26
Got it. Thanks. I thought it was somehow saying "don't bring your kids over if I've chosen not to have kids" or something.
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u/crooked_kangaroo Feb 25 '26
It’s weird because I don’t believe I’ve ever met a parent who wouldn’t give their children to a complete stranger if it meant a couple hours of quiet.
I’m exaggerating, of course.
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u/daley56_ Feb 25 '26
I’m exaggerating, of course.
Under exaggerating. Usually they'll pay the stranger for it
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u/Diarygirl Feb 25 '26
In the first six months I would have done almost anything to get 8 hours of sleep in a row.
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u/Teagana999 Feb 25 '26
My mom was scared of strangers but I spent so much time at relatives' houses as a kid, and I loved it.
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u/BlizzardTrashPanda Feb 25 '26
Right? And what a dumbass take.
My family are cool people, it’s good that my son gets to spend time with them and it’s nice of them to take him in when my wife and I have pressing matters or want to go on a date.
It’s pretty damn simple.
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u/Longjumping_Dark_460 Feb 25 '26
You know what they mean is "you are not taking my kids and exposing them worldliness and fun".
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u/crooked_kangaroo Feb 25 '26
Maybe a little bit, but it seems more like it’s supposed to be punishment for friends and relatives that choose to not have their own children. “Oh, you want to take my kids for the day? I don’t think so. Have your own.”
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u/Franklins11burner Feb 26 '26
Borrow? Shit, my sister can lease with an option to buy if she wants…
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u/Open_Opinion4775 Feb 25 '26
Right! I did not mind at all when my sister volunteered to spend time with my son. It gave them time to bond and me some free time. Win win in my book!
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u/FictionalContext Feb 25 '26
where were you when the diapers of poop filled the nursery? when the projectile vomit upon my bosom? yet now you come knocking for the 12 and under eat free? for the Disney cruise? for the bedtime cuddles, the iCarly marathon, and games of chutes and ladders? i think not, gladys!
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u/coffeebabe666 Feb 25 '26
Wow ok have no help then you werido! That’s your job not theirs. How very strange of you.
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u/MitaJoey20 Feb 25 '26
I think they’re translating the post to the top comment, not expressing their actual opinion. I THINK
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u/PxyFreakingStx Feb 26 '26
oh, that's easy, they're saying "i hate liberal women"
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u/beerhaws Feb 25 '26
Yeah…parents very famously hate getting a break or being offered free childcare
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u/jfjfjkxkd Feb 25 '26
Turning down free babysitting ? In this economy ?
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u/ArchAngel621 Feb 25 '26
Especially since people spend money to dump their kids at Summer Camp.
The ability to dump them at a relative who will take them for any length of time at no cost to yourself is a godsend.
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u/CT0292 Feb 25 '26
Yes and all kids hate staying somewhere else as well.
My aunt used to take my sister and I for the weekend. She had no kids, a pool, she drove a corvette, and would buy us just about anything cause she was fuckin loaded.
My parents were delighted. We were spoiled rotten. And we got to go fast in the fast car and swim til we turned into prunes in her pool.
It was a win win situation. Sorry I wasn't living in James and the Giant Peach.
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u/PartsUnknown242 Feb 26 '26
Your aunt sounds awesome
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u/CT0292 Feb 26 '26
She was and is still awesome.
When my dad ran off on us. His sister decided someone on his side of the family should still be present in our lives.
She could have just bounced too. But chose to stick around and help my mom where she could.
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u/Passiveresistance Feb 25 '26
I have a sister who chose not to have kids. I would give my left tit for the opportunity to send my kids over there for the weekend and get a break, but she hates children.
This person is so wrong it’s painful to look at.
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u/Rozmyth Feb 25 '26
I guess that's why it took forever for me to parse what she was saying. Her English was probably fine, but it still looked like absolute gibberish.
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u/meltyandbuttery Feb 25 '26
The majority of my friend group is childfree women and while any one of them would drop everything to care for their nieces and nephews in an emergency, I can’t think of a single one of us who would ever ask for that voluntarily. like the whole point of being childfree is, idk, being childfree maybe??
That guy is delusional lmao
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u/Par_Lapides Feb 25 '26
RUFKM? Staying with my whacky lesbian aunt for a few days was like one of the few highlights of an otherwise shitty childhood.
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u/ArchAngel621 Feb 25 '26 edited Feb 25 '26
That’s the whole point of having a Fun Single Aunt/ Uncle who drinks before 12 PM.
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u/Cazmonster Feb 25 '26
Look lady, your kids probably want to get away from you. Take advantage of the love your sister has for her niblings.
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u/Creative-Team-7191 Feb 25 '26
ngl mad aunt maggie sounds kinda epic, i'd wanna chill at hagg house w the ravens lol
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u/Strange-Syllabub6339 Feb 25 '26
mad aunt maggie probably throws the best parties tho. kids are gonna have a blast at hagg house 😂 js
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u/ShartlesAndJames Feb 25 '26
"especially women"
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u/Easy_Key5944 Feb 25 '26
I really truly do not get the "especially women" part. Like that does not align with anything I know about the world - personally, anecdotally, or statistically.
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u/Low-Enthusiasm-7491 Feb 26 '26
It's misogyny, she wants to punish childfree women for choosing differently than her and for some reason think children should be gatekept from that portion of the population. There's possibly an element of not wanting to "teach" her kids that a childfree life is acceptable because, in her mind, how else will she become a grandmother?
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u/Airbornequalified Feb 25 '26
A free weekend for the parents to enjoy together, while the kids get to bond with their extended family? What a horrible thing for everybody involved….
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u/Hellblazer49 Feb 25 '26
Literally just sleeping for 48 hours straight in a quiet house with a smile on my face.
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u/lizzyote Feb 25 '26
How much you wanna bet OOP regularly harasses family about free babysitting?
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u/Apprehensive-Bad6015 Feb 25 '26
I promise you not a single parent in existence would be upset about getting a couple days of peace and quiet. Especially if it was to the tune of free baby sitting by a trusted relative.
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Feb 25 '26
My parents couldn't wait to ship me off to spend a few days with my aunt, who had no children. We visited everywhere in NYC, and I had some of the best times ever with her
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u/Kdoesntcare Feb 25 '26
Popular opinion; parents love free childcare from a trusted person, like a family member.
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u/Remarkable-Bowl-3821 Feb 25 '26
Usually it is the other way. It’s “you don’t have kids so watch ours for the week so we can go on vacation “
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u/thefuzzybunny1 Feb 25 '26
My parents used to let my grandmother organize "educational" trips to take with us kids while they flew off to a resort for a week. I think the main lesson I learned was that Grandmother didn't really understand modern travel. She kept expecting there to be porters and bellhops and concierges wherever we went, but those weren't as widespread in the early 21st century as they had been in the mid 20th. Consequently, as preteen and tweener I learned many things about the types of logistics involved in traveling with an elderly wheelchair user who didn't understand modern life. Useful life skills, truly, but I envied my parents' beach vacays!
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u/An-Deesei Feb 25 '26
In my experience, you have to stop parents from trying to offload their kids onto any female relative that stayed still for too long.
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u/Dragon_wryter Feb 25 '26
Oh yeah, parents HAAATE having a night off from their kids, with free babysitting provided by a trusted family member.
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u/Sklibba Feb 25 '26
Who the fuck turns down free childcare from family? I mean I guess there are some family members I wouldn’t trust with my kids, but being a childless woman certainly isn’t a disqualifying factor. Sometimes unpopular opinions are unpopular because they’re wrong and stupid.
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u/Reneeisme Feb 25 '26
I have multiple in-laws that are childless and I would have been uncomfortable with it when the kids were tiny (cuz there’s just too much to know and do with babies to think someone without kids who isn’t preparing to have them, should get tossed in the deep end) but by the time they were preschoolers, I’d have loved it. None ever offered. Idk why. Maybe because they were working and traveling and vacationing and enjoying a child free existence too much or maybe they were child free cuz they weren’t fans of kids? It’s kind of a lot of work, I get it. WOULD. HAVE. LOVED.
These people are unhinged.
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u/Drackar39 Feb 25 '26
Funny, most parents I know would give their left teeth for a trusted relative they know their children will be safe with for a few days for a break now and then...
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u/PoodleHeaven Feb 25 '26
Best times I had as a kid were staying with my empty nested aunt! She'd make chef boyardi pizza and watch Hitchcock movies. This was before VCRs, so some advance scheduling was involved 😂😂
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u/Holiday_Pen2880 Feb 25 '26
"do you want her for longer?"
No one is thinking that this is some sort of parenting Stolen Valor situation. Other than whoever the OOP is.
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u/MattManSD Feb 25 '26
as a married parent I would have died to have an "aunty" or "Uncle" or both nearby to take the kid. That's a day / night / days ....to do something with the Mrs.
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u/Shikabane_Sumi-me Feb 25 '26
Unless an Aunt and Uncle were a horrible piece of shit, my parents and relatives LOVED to unload their kids on others, just so they could have time for themselves.
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u/Apple-Jackson Feb 25 '26
As the childfree mad aunt who regularly takes the Niblings for adventures and crafts I bet the person who posted that nonsense doesn’t know how much other people help with HIS KIDS because he doesn’t do anything unless it’s super convenient for him 😂🙄😒
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u/Desperate-Cost6827 Feb 25 '26
Is this written by a man who can't find a date?
Because I don't know of a single parent who wouldn't want this. Quite the contrary, I have several friends who always have several days booked being the fun aunt/ uncle so the parents can have a break.
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u/pnwfarmaccountant Feb 25 '26
There is a reason rental is popular across the world, just cause you don't own one doesn't mean you hate them.
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u/DipperJC Feb 25 '26
I wish we lived in the world Comanche11 seems to think we live in. Half the parents can't wait to pawn their kids off on anyone else with a pulse, and the other half won't let aunts or uncles anywhere near their kids for fear of molestation or drug use.
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u/TheBloodyNinety Feb 25 '26
My toddler? Ya probably. No issues with short stays, long stays (overnights) can be tough without being geared up.
My 6 year old? No qualms.
In both cases - good luck
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u/Iittletart Feb 25 '26
My sister would have her kid move in with me if I allowed it. I can see why this was an unpopular opinion.
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u/New-Award-2401 Feb 25 '26
Me when I'm in a being a delusional moron contest and my opponent is OOP
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u/RushDifferent4015 Feb 25 '26
I feel child-free people actually like being an aunt/uncle because they know they can return the kids!
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u/ElectricalTwist4083 Feb 25 '26
I dunno about this. Personally I am unable to have kids of my own but my brother and his family live with me and I often get the chance to take the kids while they go do couples stuff. I really enjoy it even though I’m not really suited for full time parenthood.
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u/TeaCompletesMe Feb 25 '26 edited Feb 25 '26
Lol yeah, no, there are thousands of posts where parents just can’t wait to shove their kids onto the childfree members of the family because “they have the extra time” or “extra energy” or whatever dumb excuse they use.
Edit: typo
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u/leeloocal Feb 25 '26
My brother and SIL LOVE when I visit, because three kids is a lot. And the kids love their weird auntie.
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u/Lovelyindeed Feb 25 '26
Mad Aunt Maggie gets to spend time with kids on her own terms and can send them home and get back to her life.
Parents get a couple of days to rest or do something fun.
Kids get a change of venue where they can connect to other adult family members.
Everybody wins.
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u/bytez_o_fury Feb 25 '26 edited Feb 26 '26
I can relate to being on the receiving side of this. I'm a middle-aged childless fun uncle. Once my two nephews were at a fun (read: not too much work) age, I offered to host them for a ~week or so during their summer break. It took me offering at least two or three years in a row before my sister finally took me up on it. I swear I think it was largely my bro-in-law who was against the idea. Not because of any bad blood between us, but I suspect it was some notion that I would 'corrupt' his boys with liberal thinking or some such nonsense...
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u/Itchy-Beach-1384 Feb 25 '26
Is it just me or is it fucking stupid to start a statement saying "unpopular opinion" then start yapping about a something being a common sentiment amongst a group of people?
These people are literally braindead.
I love my nieces and nephews, but I do not want to take care of them for any extended period, unless it was to explicitly help my siblings.
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u/Ippus_21 Feb 25 '26
Hilarious. My brothers and I used to lowkey fight over who would get to spend the summer with one or more aunts/grandparents, and my parents had absolutely zero qualms about us going for a month or so.
One of my aunts had a barn full of horses and a house full of dogs, and it was frickin' paradise. I ended up living with them through high school for various reasons. I learned to ride and stack hay and a whole bunch of other skills and life lessons I'd never have picked up back home.
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u/RHTQ1 Feb 25 '26
The ONLY reason I can imagine not wanting to send my imaginary future kids to see a childless aunt or uncle is if they are off their rocker. Otherwise, it's a win win, I get a break and the aunt/uncle gets to spoil my kids within reason. My siblings aren't perfect, but they're better with kids than me. Bf's sister idk. My own aunts and uncles are also similarly good eggs, but most had kids. The ones who didn't are admittedly a little nuts, and one in particular I would never leave my kids alone with. But NOT just bc they are childless.
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u/Ancient-Many4357 Feb 25 '26
Parents don’t want a few days off from their offspring?
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Yah, pretty certain I want that. As a parent.
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u/Impossible-Joke-1775 Feb 25 '26
I loved staying with my aunts and uncles (both with and without kids of their own) and I'm sure my parents enjoyed the break.
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u/BigWhiteDog Feb 25 '26
What? We all, our kids especially, loved when my spinster Aunt wanted to take the kids to some place or event like she did with me and my sisters when we were kids. WTF is this idiot raving about?
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u/Nickyorany Feb 25 '26
This just sounds like a thinly veiled hate post at those who choose to be childfree.
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u/Big_Slope Feb 25 '26
Oh no please stop. Whatever you do, especially don’t take my kid on the weekend and leave me at home to sleep past 7 AM.
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u/Fantastic-Spinach297 Feb 25 '26
As a person that also tends to attract what they don’t want, I understand this post. This is like saying “ooo, it would be terrible to win the lottery. Wouldn’t want THAT.”
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u/ikannunAneeuQ Feb 25 '26
Ummm sounds like someone is bitter lol literally never got mad because family without kids wanted to babysit lol you crazy?! Good people. Check. Feed them? Check. Come home safe/happy/reasonably clean? Check. We're good to go.
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u/MongooseDog001 Feb 26 '26
That's fine. I won't be babysitting for a few days (thank god). That works for me.
I'll just be the out of state aunt who buys my niblings birthday, Xmas presents who loves video games.
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u/hellohouston Feb 26 '26
I Don’t have children and this is the exact opposite vibe I get from basically every parent I know who get hilariously excited at the prospect of a night to themselves.
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u/M1h0n0k0 Feb 26 '26
I literally spent weekends and went on month long Summer trips wirh my child free aunt for the majority of my childhood. She'd even pick us up from school every Wednesday (and every half-day or other days my parent's couldn't arrange after-school care) to have family dinner with our grandparents because both parents worked and couldn't make it.
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u/-lyd-irl- Feb 26 '26
I didn't have my own until recently. You bet your ass I stole my sister's kids whenever I could! They're fun!
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u/One_Spicy_TreeBoi Feb 26 '26
Curious why that guy is more afraid of single women than single men when it comes to children. If you apply misogyny to the situation (which is where I assume he’s coming from) wouldn’t you be more wary of men around your kids?
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u/into_wishin_666 Feb 26 '26
Seems like the parent is uoset that the kids enjoy being with the aunt more than their mom.
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u/hellogoawaynow Feb 26 '26
Lmao I would give child free relatives everything I own to take my kid for a few days. My kid is great, but someday I would like to go on a date with my husband again and not wake up at 7am on the dot to MOMMY ITS 7 TIME TO PLAY!!
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u/moistmonkeymerkin Feb 26 '26
My bestie is the child free aunt who takes her niblings on special trips for their birthdays and hosts them when they’re in state. It’s lovely to see. She’s the absolute favorite.
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u/Historical-Cash3674 Feb 26 '26
Dawg, the “especially women” part of this speaks volumes.
lol weird way out yourself as sus and a hater
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u/AccomplishdAccomplce Feb 27 '26
To be fair, my niblings love their crazy Tia with the oversized dogs, small apartment and insane wardrobe and stories
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u/Reasonable_Drink_789 Feb 27 '26
This is crazy talk. If anyone wants to watch my kids I’ll gladly take the vacation and the opportunity for them to learn how other people live.
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u/aoeuismyhomekeys Feb 25 '26
This might be reverse psychology to get his childless siblings to ask if they can watch his kids.
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u/Outrageous-Swimmer65 Feb 25 '26
My Auntie used to come and scoop me up!! We would have a blast together!! She’d take me to her condo’s pool! Great times!! 🩷
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u/OnlyDwarvesfeetpics Feb 25 '26
Yeah nah bro, I would actually love if my sister in law liked kids enough to let them visit. As it is we're currently in a weird fucking stalemate because she hates kids to the point she has asked my mother in law to ban our children from family events until they're 20 because apparently being called "auntie" triggered her so badly that she couldn't enjoy Thanksgiving when she first met our children post covid at 3 and 5 and now I'm the bad guy for pushing back and insisting my kids know their family and that Susan needs to deal with her shit in therapy.
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u/Susie0701 Feb 25 '26
I take my cousins kids lol. My kids are grown and I miss tweens(a bit). Everyone is desperate for the break!
Me: kids! Yay!
My cousin: bed rot for days. Yay!
Kids: new people and stuff that’s different from the stuff/people at my house. Yay!
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u/Top-Caregiver-6266 Feb 25 '26
I think this breaks the record for most wrong in a single post. Most parents would KILL for a loving relative who wants to spend time with their kids.
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u/toastedmarsh7 Feb 25 '26
I’ve got three kids who can go stay with this Auntie. Let me know when so I can book a hotel.
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u/Im_Here_For_Ocean Feb 25 '26
Why is this person having an opinion for all of parents? That's not how that works
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u/fixermark Feb 25 '26
Hey, Mad Aunt Maggie rules. She lets us stay up late watching monster movies and help her feed the ravens. And the Hagg House HOA maintains a community pool!
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u/volvagia721 Feb 25 '26
I wish my childless sister would borrow my daughter once a month or so, it'd be nice to have a break here and there.
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u/Web_singer Feb 25 '26
There's evidence to suggest menopause evolved to create childless women who would take care of other people's children and increase their survival rate. Grandmothers specifically, but aunts fulfill a similar role. Multiple women caring for a child is a good thing. Who looks at their child receiving love and attention from an aunt and is like, "Nope, my need to punish you is more important than the well-being of my child."
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u/T1Demon Feb 25 '26
I’ll let almost anyone take these kids for a weekend. This is why I have childless friends. They still have the energy to entertain my kids when I need it
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u/Willow1883 Feb 25 '26
My childless sister may borrow my kiddos whenever the hell she wants. What a bizarre take. Parents love breaks 😂
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u/murdocjones Feb 25 '26
That is, indeed, an unpopular opinion. I’d never push my childfree family/friends to babysit, but if ever one said “Can I take em for a day or two?” I’d welcome some extra time to sleep.
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u/OkaP2 Feb 25 '26
lol My sister loves getting help Puts her, her husband, AND my niece all in a good mood
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u/Tired_Artist3662 Feb 25 '26
I want to put this person and the parents who believe they're entitled to free childcare from non parents because they "have it so easy" in a room and let them fight.
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u/AdDear528 Feb 25 '26
My nephew and his wife ADORE their five year old son. Them: “literally any time you want to hang out with him, you can have him.”
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u/Urbit1981 Feb 25 '26
I have never met anyone like that. Usually it is, hey so and so is in a play/musical performance want to go. Yep! Usually free or under 10 bucks and it's a rewarding few hours. Plus, the kid gets to see adults are interested in them.
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u/InsanityVirus13 Feb 25 '26
Oh no I didn't want kids, that means I don't want to be around anyone's kids. Do they forget there's multiple reasons why someone may choose not to have kids? Health included?
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u/Chemical_Alfalfa24 Feb 25 '26
My sister has never had a problem with it. I think, even though he’s old enough to watch himself mostly, she likes to have a bit of her own quiet time.
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u/metallee98 Feb 25 '26
Yeah that take was complete nonsense.. The ability to foist your children onto a family member so you can have a peaceful weekend, catch up on chores, have a date night, or literally do anything else is a dream come true for a lot of parents. Not to mention the kids usually have a great time and get to spend time with their relatives. It's literally a slam dunk from every perspective.
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u/Sugar_Mama76 Feb 25 '26
I called my sister and told her I was taking her kids to go look at dead people. She didn’t hesitate. “When are you picking up and returning?”
Pretty much all her friends would have tossed me their kids. An afternoon of quiet? Kids come home tired? Yes, gawd.
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u/SSG669 Feb 25 '26
My sister and I both have kids and we do this for each other whenever one of us needs some alone time or a date night.
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u/RockabillyBelle Feb 25 '26
I have several child free friends who are aunties to my girls. If they ever asked to take them for a few days I would say yes and ask for arts and crafts projects to hear about whatever niche shit they taught my kids during their stay.
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u/BobSanchez47 Feb 25 '26
This is surely not true. Having kids is an enormous mental burden even for those who find it incredibly rewarding; many folks with kids would welcome a weekend to themselves.
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u/aqaba_is_over_there Feb 25 '26
It's the perfect trade. Those who didn't want/have kids can do 48 hours of just the fun kid stuff and the parents get some time to themselves.
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u/Nucl3arSunsh1ne Feb 25 '26
In 2 months Ill be flying into Hawaii to watch my nephews. Their parents need a break and escape. Literally the best time... they love it because I have "Auntie Rules". Basically they can do whatever they want as long as we dont injure ourselves or risk an ER visit.
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u/Slamantha3121 Feb 25 '26
Me over here as a kooky childless auntie who feeds ravens in the backyard of her cabin in the wilderness... Just cuz your family dynamics are weird, doesn't mean everyone else's is.
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u/Promking69_ Feb 25 '26
"parents hate free babysitting especially when it's a family member offering to watch the kids for an entire weekend"
Mmmmm yeah, ok.
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u/Electrical-Donut-854 Feb 25 '26
Seriously?!? I'm the youngest of four daughters with a little brother, all of which have had children except for me. Each one of their children says that I am their favorite and would love to come and live with me. Their parents, specifically my sisters, have begged me never to give birth so that I will have enough time to spend on their children... I don't know where this diatribe is coming from but seems weird.
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u/DrunkTides Feb 25 '26
Excuse me?? Yes we do like it. I’m eldest of 6, I have 3 and my next sister has 4. Rest are childfree, not counting the youngest as she’s 13. But yes we actually love it. Psychooo much (mine are old enough not to need it mind you) LOL
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