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    Duties of a prospective uncle

    Not something on the immediate horizon, but could well need to be prepared for in the next 12 months. The child would have plenty of paternal relations, but being the only maternal sibling, we've always had a good relationship. Of course, the advantage of eventual unclehood is that one enjoys the good activities without getting drawn into the daily routine, but as the main duty would be as present-giver, some questions:

    1. Are unisex gifts advisable until a child develops their own personality?

    2. Should educational presents be left as a parental responsibility?

    #2
    Duties of a prospective uncle

    Tell ya what, put all thoughts of gifts waaaaaaaay to the back of your head. Spend time instead. Take the baby for a walk around the neighbourhood to give mom and dad a break. Take the kid down the park when they get older. Take them to a movie or a kids' play when they're older still. Be the 'does stuff with us' uncle and you'll have given them a million dollars' worth of stuff.

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      #3
      Duties of a prospective uncle

      Plus you'll actually know the kid, which will give you a better feel on appropriate gifts.

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        #4
        Duties of a prospective uncle

        Very strong advice from those two.

        It gets more complicated once they start to think for themselves.

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          #5
          Duties of a prospective uncle

          I thought that your sister getting married was the end of your relationship / some irreversible transformation in circumstance?

          Anyway...

          - The daily routine is part of the fun. It is where you see the transformations as they grow.
          - solid advice from the contingent

          1) and 2) are things determined by the parent's guidance. My daughter has dolls and matchbox cars and a football - everything and anything. My friend's daughter dresses in Frozen outfits and has a Frozen bed. You never can tell (and nurture certainly plays a part).

          The best first gift is a nose frida. It freaks people out every time and always ends up being a hit.

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            #6
            Duties of a prospective uncle

            Oh wow.

            I wish we had one of those when ursus minor was a bairn. The manual (reverse turkey baster) ones are unpleasant.

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              #7
              Duties of a prospective uncle

              Yes, the nose frida. Nothing like picturing yourself smoking a hookah attached to writhing baby, but it's much less traumatic for them than the bulb.

              Or what ursus said.

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                #8
                Duties of a prospective uncle

                DR, chill the fuck down and let them have some good old fashioned recreational sex before getting to the serious stuff.

                Have they bought the house together yet? Prices rising, need to get on the ladder.

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                  #9
                  Duties of a prospective uncle

                  In the dictionary, "Uncle" comes just before "unclean".

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                    #10
                    Duties of a prospective uncle

                    The cub wouldn't let us near him with the nose Frida.

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                      #11
                      Duties of a prospective uncle

                      Rogin the Armchair Fan wrote: In the dictionary, "Uncle" comes just before "unclean".
                      "Unclear".

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