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Aug 26Liked by Badiana Badio Eckstrom

Thank you for this Badiana. I'm a literal Auntie and recently, young African men in Scotland started calling me Auntie, I am 52 and I felt respected. It was great. I love being an "Auntie". I joke I'm one of the LockedIn Aunties, everyone's so young!❤️

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Right?! There is so much respect with that title that I have a new found appreciation for.

Yes!! You are the fave LockedIn Auntie for sure!!

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Aug 24Liked by Badiana Badio Eckstrom

this was so endearing! i’m only 30 and a literal auntie, but i’ve personally never seen the term as offensive (although i understand how it could be leveraged that way). aunties have always been cool to me and i like how your definitions added more depth to the word.

i also enjoyed the voiceover and i smiled when i heard you laugh. the pacing and the way you emphasized certain phrases really held my attention.

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Thank you! That recording is definitely not a perfect one but I simply felt the imperfections within it revealed my realness and my unsubscription from perfection as a whole. I appreciate you and your thoughtful response

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Aug 24Liked by Badiana Badio Eckstrom

I never knew all of these of other definitions for Auntie. It now has a new meaning to me.

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Right? There truly is! Thank you 🙏🏾

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