Buzz·Posted on Oct 16, 201516 Things That Happen When You're A Young AuntBecoming an aunt before becoming a legal adult is the coolest, tbh.by Zakiya JamalBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. You’re their go-to person for knowing what’s cool. 2. Until they start telling you what’s cool and start making you feel old. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 3. You’re proud to show them off to your friends. View this photo on Instagram 4. And all of your social media pages are littered with photos of the two of you looking adorable together. View this post on 5. Your niece/nephew never takes you seriously when you try to reprimand them. 6. And you don’t really know how to be assertive because you don’t feel like an authority figure. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 7. Plus, they’re more like a younger sibling to you anyway. View this photo on Instagram 8. Which might explain why every time you go out people automatically assume they’re your sibling. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 9. Or they think you’re a teen parent. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 10. And then get confused when you tell them you’re their aunt. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 11. As your niece or nephew gets older, you start freaking out about how old you're getting, too. 12. But then you remember you weren’t that old when they were born and you’re still pretty young. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 13. Everything you learned about babysitting you learned by taking care of them. View this post on 14. Like how to change a diaper like a pro. 15. You’re probably the youngest out of all their aunts and uncles. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 16. Thereby automatically making you the coolest. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF