They often turn to me for advice, and in turn, they teach me how to stay relevant. They also help me stay connected and feel less isolated. I never set out to be the "cool aunt." But somewhere between ...

I smiled through holidays as the "cool aunt" while quietly grieving the life I thought I'd have. A friend's offhand comment made me see that my child-free life had real benefits, not just loss.

In the great taxonomy of aunts in popular culture, there are stern aunts, maternal aunts and cruel aunts (like malevolent Aunt Petunia in the “Harry Potter” tales). But these days one particular ...

There’s a certain pressure that comes with being the “cool aunt.” You can’t just babysit; you need to deliver the kind of day (or in my case, several weeks of summer) that has your nieces and nephews ...

Tallulah Willis is embracing auntie life as she gets excited for niece Louetta's first Christmas Alex Cramer is a reporter at PEOPLE. He's interviewed celebrities and covered red carpet events from ...

Many of us watched Chloe Bailey go from a demure young girl to a bold and burgeoning young woman over the past decade. The 26-year-old, who was once part of a group with her sister Halle Bailey, has ...

I never set out to be the "cool aunt." But somewhere between allowing my niece to rely on me as a confidant, offering career advice to my oldest nephew, and inviting his younger brother to come along ...

In my 30s, I was the only one of my three siblings who wasn't married or starting a family. At holidays and birthdays, I smiled through it and lead into becoming the cool aunt to my nieces and nephew.