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In praise of aunts – too easily stereotyped, too often forgotten
Many aunts and uncles play key roles in our lives but don’t get the credit they deserve.
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Singapore artificial-intelligence artist Niceaunties says that while being called an auntie is “not so nice”, there is “a nice and fun side to aunties as well, which I want to show”.
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When I was in Sri Lanka on holiday a few months ago, I received a text from my mother to say one of my aunts had passed away.
This aunt – the wife of my mum’s fifth brother – was diagnosed with cancer last year. But her death came as a shock as her condition had seemed to be on the mend.
