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[quote=Anonymous][i] I want to be proud of the aunt I am and not miss out on a relationship because someone else chose to minimize their relationship with my child[/i]

20:29, you are a gracious, forward thinking person.  We struggle with DH's sister in the aunt capacity.  When her DCs were younger, she had zero interest in my being an aunt to them and, to this day, often curbs her DCs interactions with me.  (She also does this with a few other relatives - seems that she does not want anyone as a "rival" for their affections.)  DH and I have children about four years younger than hers.  While we give her DCs new gifts or money, she sends hand me downs along with requests for what we should now be giving her DCs.  As much as this irks me, I strive to be the aunt I would want for my DCs and try to accept that not all folks are motivated in same ways.  Makes me sad as I both really looked forward to being an aunt as well as having one for my kids, but life is long and don't need blood or in law relations to be an aunt to the many wonderful children on this planet.[/quote]

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