Reflective Moments

By Joyce Walter - Moose

Back in 2017, I wrote a column about July 26 being celebrated as Aunts and Uncles Day. Since then there seems to have been a decline in the attention paid to this speobserved in both Canada and the United States, and perhaps worldwide.

To remind nieces and nephews about theprising that column that appeared in July 2017.

No one seems to know why, by whom or when, but it appears that July 26 has been declared “Aunts and Uncles Day”ents.

several decades ago, the celebration in our - my parents had many sisters and brothers, and uncles. In addition, both provided a

Sadly, I have no aunts or uncles still living, thus my celebration will have to be how this aunt and uncle day began, there uncles deserve to be honoured. (I hope our nephews and nieces are paying attention.) this day suggests aunts and uncles are re-es and nephews, playing a major role in assisting when grandmas and grandpas or regular babysitters are unavailable.

On a personal note, I recall being babysat by an aunt who had a son just a year or two older. She tried to ensure we at least talked to each other and wanted to play games with us, but we just stared at each other — until we decided chasing the chickens would be a bonding experience. Auntie was not amused, nor was uncle especially are usually known to be the - counsel and advice. An aunt who could novice on how I should be driving when she was my passenger, but told the parents I voice carried throughout the hall and to the calling me “the other one.”

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Aunts and uncles are considered theents would never buy. I still have the xyplayed many songs on it, but mostly Twinkle Twinkle Little Star until the parents suggested I read the books an adopted uncle had provided. Another uncle, thinking I was my older sister, gave me two silver dollars which I have in a box someplace.

Supposedly, aunts and uncles are

Then there was the uncle who counselled my aunt that it was time to “take to me being the last one still eating at the took it in good humour. That was the same knew she had mould on her eyelids. She was not amused, nor was our aunt.

Day suggest nieces and nephews should honour their aunts and uncles by sending I will clear a spot on the table right nephews and nieces. Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

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