Aunt Barbara

[redozdachs]

I maintain that I have a very small family. (True ozdachs will point out those second cousins that jumped out at him after I convinced him of my small family...but how often do we see them anyway?) I met my father's half brothers (3 of 'em) a few times but since the youngest one of those was 11 years older than my dad, (and my dad would have been 93

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[billeyler]

Frustrating, isn't it, especially when you try to keep in touch and it's all one sided. Our family has never been close with the one-off relatives either. I have 32 first cousins on my mom's side, and I only occasionally hear from one of them. I suspect that when my mother passes away, I'll lose touch with both my brothers from ennui.

[redozdachs]

Actually, in this instance, I'm amused. I'm constantly surprised at how much of a family behavioral resemblance there is between my Uncle and myself. I suspect I could come up with a not-to-short list of the important milestones in my life that I just haven't gotten around to mentioning to my family. (Actually, ozdachs does a much better job checking in with my family then I do.)

As for brothers...I only have one and he visits often. If you'd like me to lend him to you occasionally, let me know.