In 2004 Tanya’s life is catapulted into a whole new world of wonder, joy and love beyond her expectations – it’s the day she becomes Aunty Tan. As her dreams of having her own family are challenged at every turn, Tanya is commissioned with her most eminent role yet as Aunty to her five nieces and nephews. There will be negotiation sleepovers, unorthodox dog funerals, a No-Parents-Holiday tradition and not to forget…The Westfield Disappearance of Baby Doll. And all before we begin to dabble into Tanya’s own journey of looking for Mr. Right (Height) and shopping down the Fifth Avenue of Wannabe Mums. Join Tanya’s adventures with these tiny humans not of her making and the privilege it is to walk alongside them in life. It seeks to share the unique moments not witnessed by many and the life-changing impact of these relationships. It is capers galore with Aunty Tan, a combination of the kids and her classic catchphrase ’They’re not mine’. But she would come to realize she was wrong.
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Episode 4: “Out numbered”
A wedding, a defiant new addition and a caffeine overdose – girls lunch anyone?
Alright, buckle up, buttercup! Our storyteller’s sister got hitched, and while everyone else was focused on the “I dos,” she was busy dodging online dating disasters and enforcing height restrictions on potential suitors like some kind of love-life bouncer. Fast forward, and she’s now becoming a cool aunty on the block, navigating family changes and caffeine-fuelled toddler sleepovers, all while wondering if she’ll ever find her own “happily ever after” (or at least someone tall enough!).
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