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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was obsessed with my brother's wife while she was pregnant.  I was not yet married but very much wanted children and was just SO pumped.  Until his kids were born, I was the youngest in my family (for 29 years!) so it was so super awesome to have babies to coo over.

I really poured every maternal feeling I had into my niece and nephew.  I just adored them and wanted them to adore me.  I will say it lessened a bit when I had my own kids, though I clearly still adore them.  But I had another outlet for all these maternal feelings I had bottled up.

Reading your post made me super glad my brother's wife is awesome and totally welcomed my enthusiasm.  I always followed her lead, but she was really wonderful about including me.  She really LOVED that I adored her kids so much, because she realized how rare that is.  Other people care, but not really.  Family is honestly forever.

Don't burn this bridge OP, it sounds like you are on the verge.  You will regret it deeply in the years to come if you spurn this affection.  Having MORE adults who love your kids is an awesome awesome thing as they get older.[/quote]

You all seem normal and functional. Who wouldn't want someone who loves your child to be involved? [/quote]

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