Anyone not have any kids but spoil your niece or nephew?

[AlexandNessa]

I do! My niece, Sammie, age 2.5 years. Sadly, she's not even my niece, but my cousin's daughter -- isn't it easier to say "niece" than "cousin's daughter" anyway? My cousins and my siblings have always been close so I consider her that anyway. (And, she calls me "Aunt").

Today I sent her a care package of a bunch of shorts and T-shirts. She is darling!

 

[Tinkbell]

Same here! I'm an only child so I don't have "real" nieces and and nephews. My cousin's 3 kids are the ones I spoil.

 

[LJC1861]

I LOVE being an Aunt. In fact my motto is--" Love them, spoil them, give them back!" I even "borrowed" my sister's 2 girls and took them to WDW last summer. I don't know who had more fun...them or me!

Linda

 

[Tiggerlover91]

I have 4 neices and one nephew. I spoil the 3 younger neices. I haven't met my nephew yet he's only 8 months old, but that will all change when DH and I go home next month. We haven't been home in 3 years!!!!! My oldest neice is 19 years old so I think she's beyond being spoiled. Her mother told her to stop talking to me 3 years ago because I didn't handle the money my father left ME correctly! Interesting....she didn't want anything to do with the money and when I offered to give some to Jaclyn, my older neice she told me no! So anyway, I haven't talked to Jaclyn in 3 years, I don't know how's she doing, but hopefully I'll find out when we arrive home. I can't wait to meet my new nephew. He's the first male born in our immediate family.....EVER!!!! Isn't that awesome!!??

 

[DawnCt]

No but let me respond to this as a now adult niece of a wonderful but childless aunt. My Aunt Middy is now gone but there is not one niece or nephew that didn't think she could walk on water. She was a waitress and saved all of her change for us. She would often go with us on vacation, and visit us. It was a treat when she came. We would all crowd into her room, sleep in her bed, on the floor, where ever to hear wonderful stories of the "olden days". Most of them were made up of course and that was the fun of it. When she didn't want us to do something, she always knew someone "who leaned against the window and fell 20 stories to their deaths". Even my children remember Middy. We visited her at Dana Farber during her last days and my DS who was 3 at the time, learned why he should lean against the sealed, unopenable window. My brother who was a lot younger than me remembers Middy giving him nickels for the ice cream truck. She made all of my clothes for my Barbie dolls..that was a labor of love. Never regret spoiling your nieces and nephews. It will mean more to those children that what you can ever imagine. My Aunt Middy lives in my life on a daily basis even though she has been gone 22 years. My sons however only have one aunt and uncle (my brother and his wife) who they really feel are an "aunt Middy".

 

[Brisully]

That would be me. 8 nieces and nephews. And now that they are getting older, they are becoming more fun!!!!!

 

[J&D]

I'm guilty as charged!

 

[snoopy]

I have 2 kids, but my first babies were my nieces and nephews. I have 27 on my side alone! DH had about 30 or so. On my side my nieces and nephews range from age 2 months to 27 years old.

Because the family is so large, I can't spoil them all as I'd like to from a monetary standpoint, but they all know that they are always welcome in my home and I'll always be there for them.

 

[reldridge]

I have three daughters, but no grandchildren yet. Two are married, but too "career minded" at the moment. But--- I have two great nephews (my sisters grandchildren) ages 2.5 and 4.
My wife and I love to babysit and spoil them rotten. They are great little boys, and I can't wait to take them on hunting and fishing trips!!! I'll let my niece or my sister introduce them to WDW.

 

[pumba]

but I have 17 nieces and nephews.........then I have 29 great neices and nephews......and now getting into the nitty gritty.....four and almost five great great nieces and nephews......I enjoy each of them in a different way.......I try to get them once in a while.....I had the triplets for a few days and helped out my neice and her hubby.....one niece has twins..identical boys and then a nephew has twins boy and girl.......alot of my neices and nephews have played here and I have spoiled anyone that is here ......rotten .....but that is what is is all about........I love our family and we are very fortunate to have a big big family and enjoy each others company......

 

[AlexandNessa]

I want to post a pic of my Sammie. How do I do that?

 

[Obi-Wan Pinobi]

I don't have any siblings but DW MeanLaureen has two brothers, both with kids. One lives about an hour away and I have to admit we've spoiled that niece and nephew at Christmastime. The other brother lives in PA and we don't see him and his 4 kids that often, but he makes a really good living so those kids are spoiled without the help of their Aunt Lauri and Uncle Matthew.

 

[CALIFLADY]

None of my own kids, but one niece and one nephew, courtesy of my sister. Yep, they think I walk on water. They refer to me as "rich Aunt Renee" because I don't pinch pennies nearly as tight as their parents do (and usually have to).

I took them to WDW, all expenses paid, in 2001 for a week. They were 12 and 14 at the time. I flew them into Orlando from cross-country and met them. We stayed on property. We had an awesome time! I thought they'd drive me nuts by day 3, but they were gems for 8 full days. The three of us will never forget that trip. Now it's probably time I took my sister, huh?

 

[AlexandNessa]

P.S. Am enjoying everyone else's stories! Glad I'm not the only one.

I had an "uncle" who was ever the bachelor. He was a good friend of my dad's and a good friend of the family's. I remember when I was about 10, he came over for Christmas with his friend Harriet. I thought it was SOOO cool that he'd bought us all Christmas presents -- I got clown slippers, big, bulky blue and white check slippers with a clown head at the toe. Way cool, and all the more cool since he bought them 'specially for me. He was habitually late to everything, and when my little sister (7 yrs. younger than me) was born, my dad asked him to be her godfather. My dad told him lil sis's christening was an hour earlier than it actually was. When we arrived at the church for the christening, there was Uncle Bill sitting on the porch steps of the Church with his head in his hands. He said, "My God, I'm 45 minutes late! I missed my own Goddaughter's Christening!" Dad said, "Don't worry, Bill, you're not 45 minutes late. You're 15 minutes early!" I'll never forget that. He remained an icon in our family. Sadly, he passed away this Sunday. But, I will never forget feeling spoiled by my neat "uncle" even though he wasn't related by blood.

Kids are precious, and life is short! Spoil them while they're young, and you can afford it!

 

[Fire14]

I'm so gulity. My Niece Katie wants to go to Mickey's house everytime I'm up there. Mickey's house=Disney Store to her. Wait till she gets to vist Mickey's REAL HOUSE. I'll be doomed. My other Niece and Nephew love being spolied.

 

[Jenn Lynn]

I have a DD, but I spoil my Nephew and new Niece (she is 3 months.) I really go overboard on gifts for their Birthdays and Christmas. I love shopping for them.

Of course I am their only Aunt (we have 1 Brother and BIL has 2 Brothers-None are married.) So I am special!

We also have an Aunt Marci who is single and spoiled us rotten when we were younger. I have great memories of the time spent with her.

 

[Kteacher]

I have a siser who is the aunt who spoils all her nieces and nephews! She has no children of her own but is amazing to her 11 nieces and nephews. She remembers every birthday and holiday, and always does special things with them. She lives ion Manhattan, and she is always inviting her nieces and nephews in to the city so she can take them to baseball games, broadway shows, museums, restaurants. Now it is my turn to spoil her- i'm taking her to WDW next April- i told her all she has to do is show up Hey Sis aka Senorita Monkeyshines- if you're lurking just want you to know you're the best

 

[browneyes]

My brother and SIL spoil their nieces and nephews rotten. They don't have any kids yet (other than their part-Pom and part-Spitz). Christmas and bdays are always a big thing with them around. And they take my kids everywhere. I remember one time my dd mentioned to my brother she wanted to go to WDW one day. A couple of months after that, he took 12 of us to WDW.

 

[Mad4Mickey]

I have my own children that are teenagers . I Spoil Brennan my nephew and his little sister my niece Breanna .My little sister is a single Mom and she takes care of them but we do all the spoiling .
Brennan is the reason for the 1 week stay at the Moush Housh in Oct.
LOVE them to death !!!! They bring alot of joy and crayon marks to my house 4 times a week LOL