My nephew James

My nephew James is my brother Peter’s oldest child.  He is handsome,  quietly spoken and very much the gentleman.  He is extremely intelligent and wise for his age. I recently celebrated his birthday with Peter’s family and it was a small, warm and genuinely nice event. I felt honoured to be invited

James is extremely intelligent and has made a career in mental health. To say I am proud of him would be an understatement.  I am hugely proud. I am quite sure that he has helped many people in his career.  He has grown up with me, experiencing my own mental health issues, and he has never judged me, just loving me, his Aunty Kaye.

I shed a tear when I think about the time I was at his sister Grace’s wedding.  I was sitting next to James and I said to him that the only time I miss having a partner is at 🍾 celebrations like weddings and parties.  James politely said that he would gladly be my partner for that celebration.   It was so lovely and thoughtful.  I have a bit of a sense of humour about it. I am his middle-aged, overweight,  mentally ill aunt, but he still loves me enough that he would gladly chaperone me to a wedding.  I feel like the most blessed happy Aunty on earth 🌎.. How beautiful.  What a lovely man James has become, that his parents raised him to be.