# I'm going to be an uncle! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 24, 2014, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-be-an-uncle/689189 "2014-05-24T16:36:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-be-an-uncle/689189/1 "2014-05-24T16:36:02Z")
My brother and his wife have been married for over 11 years and were thinking they might not be able to, but he just called me and she’s 12 weeks along. I can’t wait to be a bad influence. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![eclectic\_wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ac91a4/32.png) [@eclectic\_wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eclectic_wench)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-be-an-uncle/689189/2 "2014-05-24T22:12:41Z")
Congratulations! Buy the kid a drum kit and a puppy. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2014, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-be-an-uncle/689189/3 "2014-05-25T09:40:29Z")
Being an uncle is so much fun! Especially the being a bad influence bit. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2014, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-be-an-uncle/689189/4 "2014-05-25T10:17:11Z")
Uncledom is the best! You get to take the little one out, spoil said little one rotten, and then when the little one gets sick/cranky you give the kid back to the parents and say, “I think sump’ns wrong, fix it!” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2014, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-be-an-uncle/689189/5 "2014-05-25T13:05:46Z")
Oh boy! You get to teach someone armpit farts! ---
**Author:** ![DeptfordX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DeptfordX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeptfordX)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2014, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-be-an-uncle/689189/6 "2014-05-25T21:54:14Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Uncledom is the best! You get to take the little one out, spoil said little one rotten, and then when the little one gets sick/cranky you give the kid back to the parents and say, “I think sump’ns wrong, fix it!” 😃 Yeah, that really is the core of the whole being an uncle experience i’ve found. It’s pretty great. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-be-an-uncle/689189/7 "2014-05-25T22:06:13Z")
> [@DeptfordX](#): > > Yeah, that really is the core of the whole being an uncle experience i’ve found. It’s pretty great. Well that and the armpit farts. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2014, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-be-an-uncle/689189/8 "2014-05-26T06:22:28Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Uncledom is the best! You get to take the little one out, spoil said little one rotten, and then when the little one gets sick/cranky you give the kid back to the parents and say, “I think sump’ns wrong, fix it!” 😃 Yep. Can’t wait. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2014, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-be-an-uncle/689189/9 "2014-05-26T06:48:46Z")
Aww, congrats to the whole family. How exciting for you all!