Auntie Donna Research Paper

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When you are coming from a family of magnitude numbers, you must have a favorite person. Everybody has that one Aunt in his or her family that is amazing and holds a special place in their heart. For me , Auntie Donna would be that aunt in my family. She is 5 feet of pure joy, humors, and of course, love. Every time you come over her house or she comes to yours, she is waiting with a huge kiss and some money for your pocket. Auntie Donna ruby red lipstick and sparkling nails are always first to great you at the door no matter the family occasion. When she sees you , she always says the same thing- it’s almost predictable now. Auntie says ,” Hey Baby , you got so big—you know Auntie loves you.” Then directly following the speech, comes a fat

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