Laura

Hello.

I wanted to do a little message to all of the child-free Auntie Diggers that are listening to your fantastic podcast.

I am Cha-Cha Laura, Auntie Laura to my sister's three kids and Auntie Laura to all of my many friends' children.

And I wanted to just say what a privilege it is to have this role in life.

The reason why I wanted to get in touch is I was just listening to you both talking about your strong-willed daughters.

And I felt compelled to say how fabulous it is that you have both created these strong-willed women yourselves.

in a world where we need to really have conviction in our boundaries and in our thoughts and beliefs and in a world where women need to be able to stand up for themselves.

And I just wanted to, I suppose, to share my experience being child-free of what the role of an auntie can be to friends because we're there not just for the kids,

which is a precious commodity because often or not, my sister will call and say she's getting frustrated because the kids won't listen to her or whatever.

And when I tell them the same thing, they listen because it's cool Auntie Laura, you know, saying the same thing to them.

But also the role of just chatting to the mothers and just saying, don't worry about it.

I know it's frustrating.

I know it's hard for you to...

have had a fallout with your daughter because she's being unreasonable and it hurts your feelings or whatever.

But it's good because she's pushing back and you're giving her the permission and the space to be a strong woman in a world that needs them.

So a little ramble and a big shout out to all the other aunties out in the world, especially the child-free ones who are doing their mothering in a very different way.

Thanks so much for the podcast.

Absolutely love it.

Laura, Scottsdale Police.

Laura, Scottsdale Police.