Do You Get Together With Family Often?

Some Of My Family -  This is a picture with me and some of the members of my family. We were having a small family reunion. This does not happen often enough for me.
@Rozie37 (15499)
Turkmenistan
July 30, 2007 11:49pm CST
Most of my family lives in the state of California and in the county of Los Angeles. However, it is a shame that we are so busy that we don't get together more often. Everybodies individual little families are doing their own things and the ones that don't have little families yet, like me, spend most of their time with friends. Everytime we do get together, we talk about how we need to get together more often. My aunt once said that sometimes it can be good that families don't see each other too much, so they keep the peace. I long to be with family more often. When I am around them, it is such a good feeling that I never want it to end. Do you ever feel this way when you are around family members that are not a part of your immediate household? My sisters think that I am weird. When I tell them that I want to see their kids, they ask me why, as if the kids would simply burden me. I do not want to move in, that would get on my nerves, I just want to see them more. Do you ever feel this way?
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
31 Jul 07
Since we have moved further away from my immediate family i don't get to see them as often as I would like to. When we do which is maybe once a year, then we make the most of it. Now that most of them have computers and emails, we tend to keep in contact that way and still post and send pictures to each other, not the same but at least we do keep in contact. I have a lot of family in LA so hopefully one day I get to see them too. When we were living in New Zealand I always spent time at my sisters home with her kids. My parents would make the drive down to Wellington from Wanganui most weekends and that would be the time to get together. I miss those weekends.
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@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
31 Jul 07
Yes, it can be very hard, moving away from family or having them move away from you. Even though change can be good, it is hard to make that transition sometimes.
• United States
3 Aug 07
I know excally how you feel. I am really close to my sisters. They are in other states. I talk to them often on the phon. I talke to my twin sister almost everyday and my older sister almost once a week. My older sister takes care of our gandmother while I have been taking care of mom for the last 13 years. My older sister and I compare notes on what each relative is doing and how we can help each other. My twin gets our dad when the time comes. LOL I love my nephew who is now 9 I would spend everyday with him. I do not want to move in with him but I would love to baby sit him afterschool if I could. Which is impossible because he is in Washington with his mother and I am California. LOL Rozie I do know what you are saying. I raised my children and I do miss them and they are busy, I miss them, I guess I just love my nephew becuse he is young and fun still.
@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
3 Aug 07
Yeah, I love being around kids. They keep everything so fresh and exciting. When I am depressed, all I need is a fun child around who is laughing and smiling and acting silly.
@34momma (13882)
• United States
31 Jul 07
most of my family are between New York and VA. we are very close and see each other often. my brother and my aunt who i am very very close to just moved to VA. it is hard for me to be away from them, even more so my brother. his just one of the best people i know and i miss him so very much. but i tell him we will be together very soon
@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
31 Jul 07
See this is one of my fears. That my family members will move away. It is very comforting to me to no that they are close by. Even if we don't see each other all the time, I know that they are there if I need them.
• Malaysia
31 Jul 07
I work in other state and it takes about 4 hours by ferry than transfer by taking bus, or 2 hours drive back to my hometown. I purposely buy a car so that i can go back more often. I go back twice a week. I wish to go home more often, but i can't give up my jobs, so, it just the best thing i can do.
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@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
31 Jul 07
Oh my, I am sad to hear this. I hope that something will be worked out soon so that you can spend more time at home with your family.
@msdivine (22)
• Germany
31 Jul 07
hm, as i still live with my mom and my brother and we see our family (like my grandma and aunts and uncles, its curious that i see my grandma more often than my dad O_o) at least once a week its nothing special to me anymore. as a matter of fact im always glad when they leave again at the end of the day, because i of course love my family but i cant handle them all the time. i think its important here like in all things to find a healthy balance between seeing your family too often and not or barely seeing them at all. i think its great that youre so happy when youre around your family and you shouldnt spoil that wonderful feeling by seeing them too often or getting involved too closely in their affairs. (although i consider seeing your nieces and nephews every once in a while not getting involved in your sisters affairs, dont get me wrong here) im quite sure that you guys could arrange more get-togethers if you wanted to. maybe you should ask your aunt why she thinks that you guys might lose your peace if you see each other more often.
• United States
31 Jul 07
I am with my family every day. I work with my brothers and sisters, so I see or talk to them every day. My dad also comes in most days for an hr or two. My mom, I talk to her every day. And weeks, we usually end up at my parents just to hang out and fish or have a cook out.I love my family and couldnt live with out them even though they can get on my nerves at times!
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@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
31 Jul 07
Over look the small things as you are very blessed to be close to family on a regular basis. We all get on each others nerves once in a while. That is perfectly normal.
@puput_251 (128)
• Indonesia
1 Aug 07
It's very nice if we can a family perfect, but it's imposibble... We only can say thank you to my mother and my father, because they can make our spirit and if we beside they we will fell peace.
1 Aug 07
family, is a one organization in which. we,the person can share every moment either joyness or sorrow. if you are single living then you cant focus to something but when you are joint to someone you get the goal to something