Last Wednesday, 2 November, Carlie and Scott had their first child, Liliana. (I've held off sharing the news as long as I could; if Scott hasn't told you himself yet, well, he's just too darn slow.) Scott reports that Carlie was "a trooper" (a characteristic I had thought was reserved for boys no older than 14), and baby and mom are both doing fine.
Kerry and I are delighted for Scott and Carlie, of course, and we're also excited to be aunt and uncle, respectively. (And what is the collective terms for aunts and uncles, anyway? Moms and dads are "parents". Grans, grandads, grampies, omas, geenaws, etc, are all "grandparents". Brothers and sisters are "siblings". "Cousins" is gender-neutral. Are aunts and uncles special, wonderfully unique family members, like no others? I think maybe.)
Monday, November 07, 2005
Congratulations to Carlie and Scott
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Los tios can mean both sexes, but there are tios and tias as well.
Speaking as another uncle with no kids of my own, yes we are special. We are outside of the box. Beyond the law. Untouchable. Siblings are "annoying". Parents can be "a pain" or "a bummer". Grandparents can be "senile". But only we, the aunts and uncles can be crazy and not get punched, yelled at or put in an old folks home.
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