Yes I am a "tante"

Yes..... I am a " tante ",  and I 'm not ashamed of that name.
A true confession I make; I 'm not getting any younger,  and once little girls are now ladies and they are  calling me "tante".
Yes I am and nothing will scare me,  because I know that it's the circle of life and I have to embrace it now before it's too late and someday I  will realize  that I missed up and I'm now a "cougar" who will never accept her age.
I lived my life as a young girl, and I  cherish every single moment of it. Now I  have to accept that I 'm living a new life as a mature person and letting young kids living their lives.
Yes my girl is now in 7th grade and her friends look  much more different than the past years, they are young ladies and gentlemen, so it's normal that a girl almost my tall will salute me with " Hi tante!" I won't make a big deal out if it. Yes I learnt to accept the title. It's not a scarlet letter to hide from it.  I learn to accept the fact that maybe  7-8 years from now  I 'll be invited to tge the engagement party of one of them.  The same little girl I  used to attend her birthday party  full of pink and crowns is becoming a lady,  and I'm  becoming  more and more "tante".
It's not a pessimistic  point of view at alllll;  it's life, it's  the journey we all take.
So don't get surprised or make fun when you hear a young lady calling me " tante", yes I AM and proud that I earned it.
I'm a young "tante"  full of hope and energy.... a new lovely phase of my life.