I'm an aunt to 12 kids. Staying close to them as teenagers takes more effort than I expected.

I'm an aunt to 12 kids. Staying close to them as teenagers takes more effort than I expected.

Courtesy of Camilla Richardson

Out of five siblings, I'm the only one without children, meaning I got to be the "fun aunt" who brought sweets, toys, games, and a heap of adoration for my 12 nieces and nephews. There's a favorite photo from the early years where two of my nephews stare at me in delight, one a newborn in my arms and the other not yet 2. That picture takes me back to when all I had to do was pretend to be a dinosaur or read them a picture book, and they thought I was the coolest person around.

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