Psychology Today: Why Aunts Deserve a Day
When NBC's Parks and Recreation star Amy Poehler accepted her Time 100 award last spring, she said: "I would like to take a moment to thank those people... who love your children as much as you do, and who inspire them and influence them and on behalf of every sister and mother and person who stands in your kitchen and helps you love your child, I say thank you and I celebrate you tonight." It was the first time I had heard a public figure mom honor, acknowledge and celebrate the aunts (among others) in her children's lives. Hopefully, it's not the last.