AUNTIE UP! When Kids Have Us Stumped!
Written By Savvy Auntie Staff Writers
by Jaime Herndon
That moment when our niece or nephew asks us a question that we don’t know how to answer – whether we just don’t know the answer to the question, don’t want to answer, or have the question ourselves, it’s sure to be memorable. To this day, I remember my then-5-year old nephew asking me “Can’t the doctors make her better?” in response to me telling him my own aunt was going to Heaven soon.
We asked the question to the Auntourage on Facebook: “Has a niece or nephew ever asked you a question you didn’t know how to answer?” The responses range from heartbreaking to hilarious, and are still coming. Penny Lane writes: “My niece asked me why her mom has a boyfriend and a husband. I made her ask her mom.” Teighlor Raelene Fiddler’s faced some existential questions like, “Do you believe in G-d,” and “What happens when we die,” but also the oh-so-important, “How do you make babies in The Sims?” Michele Ireland’s nephew played matchmaker when he asked her boyfriend when he was going to marry his aunt, so he could have a new uncle. Dare we say "Awkward!"
Savvy Aunties, what are some of the questions your nieces or nephews have asked you that you didn’t know how to answer? Add yours to the Comments!
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Published: January 27, 2015