sweet the first time. by the fourth sunday it's a second job. he's a lovely kid and i'm happy to help, but there's a tone now where his marks are somehow my department. teachers in the family, how do you handle it. or parents, what would you want your teacher sibling to say
I'm at a university and get the same with every cousin's child applying anywhere. What helped was making it scheduled: one fixed hour, one specific thing to look at, and then I'm an uncle again. Unscheduled help at family gatherings is what turns into a department.
office hours for the family. most professor thing i've read all week. respect
From the parent side: our daughters' favourite uncle is a teacher who never brings up school unless they do. They tell him more about their day than they tell us. Your nephew might like that version of you better too.
my brother is a doctor and every family dinner was a free consultation. after a few years he started bringing his kids' homework to my place in return. it evened out
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