meh

[semerkhet]

So I never heard back from my cousin about funeral arrangements for my aunt. I also never got a call from my grandmother. It seems that I've passively burned my bridges more than I thought. Meh, this changes nothing.

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[drunk_bohemian]

It seems that I've passively burned my bridges more than I thought.

Believe me, the emphasis on extended family is highly overrated. You and I both keep those important to us close. As for the rest of them, you're right: meh. Plus we don't have to sit through excruciatingly painful holiday dinners with a bunch of brainwashed psychos who think evolution is a joke and that the little baby Jesus will come back and lift them off to a golden paradise in the sky. Oh, sorry, that's my family.

Jokes aside, it's difficult not to think about them when they were so much a part of our lives while we were growing up. Especially a grandmother.

Good to hear from you.

[semerkhet]

The fact that this particular grandmother was only marginally part of my life growing up means that I'm even less inclined to start up some sort of adult relationship with the woman right now. The remains of our culture's waning emphasis on filial piety occasionally makes me feel guilty, but I get over it pretty quickly.

I noted that you have similar weird family issues cropping up. I hope your experience is positive, if you decide to attend your sister's wedding.