My Cousin Jason

[yoosaion]

This Christmas Eve, we had family over to our house for a little gathering. My cousin Brook has a 6 year old son named Jason. I guess that makes him my second cousin or something like that, therefore rendering the title of this post inaccurate. Anyways, Brook was the first of this generation of cousins to have children. Subsequently, Jason had

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[wesuonck]

yeah, your cousin is fucked up. that little piece of shit has serious brain problems that need to be checked out. are you sure that his parents weren't cousins or something? because these are surely the work of a demented little mind.

An unasked for lesson on family nomenclature

[driftingquill]

First cousin, once removed.

Your son would be Jason's second cousin. Their children would be third cousins, and so on. Jason Junior would be your first cousin, twice removed. So any descendants of Brooke would always be your first cousin, so many generations removed.

Unfortunately it does not go the other way. When Jason is describing you, he can only call you his mother's cousin.

~Anna, who wasn't really aware that drugs existed at the age of six

[pizzazzle]

Could he have been writing them to amuse you? It's weird; they read more like political cartoons than something he drew to amuse himself - especially if he didn't delete them after he was done.

Either way, your cousin is clear-eyed. That first one makes we want to cry; I still can't bring myself to be that cynical and I'm three times his age. I'm also envious of his artwork, as I can't draw for beans in MS Paint.

[theinkslinger]

whhhhat? is that for real?

[saralaratara]

Get this kid some help, Jim... seriously.