Aunt Fail

I had a sleepover with 5 of my nieces and nephews on Friday night. I think we all had a good time that night. It was just the next morning that they were up pretty early, after being awake pretty late, that some crying and complaining started and I kind of lost it. LOL – I told my brother and sister to come get their kids. I know I didn’t get enough sleep either and totally lost my patience. After my house was quiet again and I was cleaning up I got to thinking that I’m just like my mom in all the ways I never wanted to be. I seemed to not get any of the qualities I admire. I love being an aunt, but it’s better when I do things with them outside of my home. I like to take them places and do fun things that their parents don’t normally do for them. In fact, I think they are kind of lucky they have an aunt who doesn’t have kids so I can do things with them that maybe their other aunts and uncles can’t. And I’m just older now and set in my ways and like the quiet and order of my home. It’s kind of my sanctuary and even though I love the kids dearly, I’m not used to having them there.  So maybe not the greatest sleepover ever. Hopefully, they forget about it and next time I see them, we can have some fun together.