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    18 Reasons Being An Aunt Or An Uncle Is The Best Thing Ever

    It's like having kids, without any of the responsibilities! Score.

    Okay, so your sister, brother, whatever, decided to have one of these:

    1. You get a taste of what having a kid is like, but you get to sleep at night.

    2. You get an excuse to enjoy little kid things again without judgement.

    3. Kids birthday parties are the coolest.

    4. Basically, you get to relive your childhood through them.

    5. Hello! Did someone say blanket forts?!

    6. They're down to share everything with you:

    7. You get a free mini-me.

    8. They will always be honest with you:

    9. They will tell you whether that outfit looks good or not:

    10. You finally have someone to pass all your wisdom down to!

    11. Like, you can teach them anything:

    12. Kids think the weirdest things are super funny:

    13. They also say really weird things:

    14. Kids give the world's greatest cards:

    15. You can blame things on them:

    16. Kids are basically free entertainment:

    17. No really, little kids are the funniest people in the world:

    18. Most importantly, you finally learn to be proud of someone other than yourself.