#aunting

[carelesswhisper41]

My niece (left) turned 17 today... she has only gotten more devious since this photo was taken

[dodger-sister]

My nephew turned 18 today. I’m so excited to watch as his future unfolds. Though I do miss the little 4 year old who called me on the phone so often that I had to ask his dad to limit it to every other day instead of every single day. But I’m so happy for all the things his future holds. And I will love him every single day, in every single one of those futures, no matter which one this multiverse plays out as.

[frazzledsoul]

What is the most appropriate gift to get your ten-your-old niece on the way to her birthday party who is obsessed with musical theater and also will annoy your stepsister to boot?

If you guessed a harmonica, you would be right.

(I got her other stuff, too).

[oh-no-naomi]

in which me & the bee reckon with our limits

[sexygaywizard]

How the hell is my family so fucking big and I'm the only gay person. Some of y'all are lyingggg

[ruushes]

sleeping arrangements (not sure tara would ever actually deign to sleep in the same 20ft radius as shovel but who can resist those big shiny insectoid black eyes 🥺)

plus:

[ptsinkbaby]

collecting joans of arc like they are my little pokemon team

[jesterraconteuse]

Hal Jordan finding out about Nightwing: YOU. You have a *kid*?

Batman: well... Technically he's my oldest and age of majority... But he's still my kid.

Hal Jordan: OLDEST? YOU HAVE MORE? 2? 3?

Batman visibly annoyed:... 6... Legally.

Hal Jordan: I'm going home. This has single handedly killed my willpower for a week, I need to process this.

Later....

Superman: Ah so you finally found out. I'm proud of him honestly, good to see he's willing to bond with others again.

Hal Jordan: You knew?

Superman: ...His kids basically call me Uncle Supes. I've babysat. I was around when he still just had Nightwing

WW: They're so cute! Children of such strength and bravery. Not to mention his dog, his cat, his cow... His son has animals even I've never seen before!

Hal Jordan: I've had enough.

And Hal hasn't even learned about his crime fighting cousin, batwing, Oracle, bluebird, Spoiler, and of course Jarro.

Note: everyone knows Supes is a father, he's the dad to talk your ear off about it but he's too nice with too much country charm for anyone to say anything about it. WW and Martian Manhunter are the only ones who listen absolutely intently.

[natjennie]

he is so drunk girl at a party "you should dump your boyfriend" coded.

[braininatankwithalaptop]

I like to imagine Marcille deals with her grief of outliving Falin (her wife) and Laois (her platonic soulmate) by looking for new friends that are just as weird/obsessive as the Touden siblings. Through this process of finding generations of weirdos she starts to notice genetic patterns and similarities to the point that she "discovers" autism. She names it Touden syndrome though.

[chloesimaginationthings]

The FNAF Mikes talk about their extended family..

[carelesswhisper41]

@beemojis I recognized Wooper in my nephew's collection of fanart from various cons & I think it is thanks to your reblogs 🫡

ETA: I also did an impromptu "The Office" (US TV) trivia contest with my niece and I think it shocked her how competitive I was. Never underestimate my ability to park my ass in front of some comfort TV 🏆

[stealingpotatoes]

my only thought when Ahsoka had that hologram playing was "SHE NEEDS TO SHOW THIS TO LUKE NOW"

(commission info // kofi support)

[cornflowersandspoons]

Detective boyfriends with their racoon son. 🦝💕

[strayyuuu]

stress

[adventures-in-poor-planning]

On Saturday I hung out with my 84-year-old ecologist great uncle and he stopped in mid-conversation (abt the return of the whooping crane) and very seriously told me that "you can go one of two ways, as a naturalist"; either you keep sight of the hopeful possibilities, or you don't. I'm one of nature's wretched little pessimists but when an old ecologist literally holds your hands in his and tells you, "don't despair," you have to try, I feel.