little kids always latch onto the older cousin who is the most aloof to them they’re like i am so sorry sweet old ladies who want to give me toys & candy but i do not give a fuck about you right now because i have GOT to go bother the unemployed 23 year old who wants to play call of duty in the dark in his room
In my past experience as the tumultuously-employed 20 something it’s because the adults are always talking about taxes and the kids are playing with Legos and if you’re a 20-something you can easily be branded “good with kids” by building a spaceship with your niece twice removed or whatever instead of dealing with the most toxic suburbanites known to man and the kids will think youre cool for that
Aunt Kathy needs to stop asking the kids about school and me about how the job search is going. we are playing hexbugs right now.
*nodding seriously* we are playing hexbugs right now.
