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[quote=Anonymous]I think you’re being selfish. This is your sibling’s kid, could truly be a life changing experience and he’s 16 and responsible - it’s not even like you’d need to interact that much. Sounds like he’s insecure and making comments that put people down as a result. He’s still a kid, you are his aunt, and you have an opportunity to help address that (if he was staying at my house I’d totally pull him aside and kindly tell him that kind of bragging or putting people down wasn’t appreciated in my house, and you realize he might not be doing it intentionally, but you’d be calling it out when you saw it and not letting it slide). Even if it wasn’t “fun”, your kids likely would benefit too from learning to deal with him.

I get why others would just say no, but coming from a big family where we all look out for each other, even when it’s not pleasant, and seeing how that enriches all our lives, I still think it’s selfish. One of my cousins moved in with us for a year when I was a kid, and it was disruptive at the time, but 35 years later she talks openly about how much that meant to her and was there helping take care of my parents when they were old and sick. [/quote]

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