extended family

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Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 26 Dec 24

Yes. The extended family all 14 of them came over. I had planned something for them and was able to fulfil I had a debate on AI as most are highly educated and are holding jobs that involve AI. Some were for, some where...

reunion

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Exciting Upcoming Day

J.N.R Dutton @jnrdutton (3452) • United States 7 Apr 24

Later today, my mother in law,wife,son and I are going to head out of town for an extended family gathering. We don't do extended family gatherings like we once did, so I'm excited for this one. I am glad I am well rested, don't...

family gathering

extended family

excited

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Reconnecting with Extended Family

pumpkinjam @pumpkinjam (8876) • United Kingdom 2 Sep 21

Good morning (it's 7:46am here as I begin). How are you all? Today, I want to talk about family. Where does 'extended' family begin? I'd consider my parents, siblings, husband, children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews as...

family

extended family

cousins

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Interface of family members in Life

Neha211985 @neha211985 (779) • India 9 Jan 21

In India its quite common for extended family members to interfere in others life. What we do everyday, where we spend money, when we will have kids and what gift we are going to give them. They keep comparing you with others and...

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We´ll have a weird Christmas this year.

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 17 Nov 20

Last year the final breakup between Claudia and Rafael was because he behaved like a spoiled brat because HIS children (from a previous marriage) had chosen to spend Christmas with their mom. He managed to made Christmas miserable...

christmas

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Have you ever lived in a joint family ?

kiran8 @kiran8 (15348) • Mangalore, India 10 Dec 17

India has always had the joint family system like many other countries . The only difference being that in India it is still very much in Vogue in some parts of the country especially in traditional Hindu families as well as among...

joint family

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live

traditional hindu families

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Extended family

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19091) • Indonesia 10 Nov 17

How happy I would be if I still had an extended family. I noticed many friends of mine still have their extended families. They got photos of all of them taken at certain celebration days. They looked happy. I expect that I will...

family

extended family

get together

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How Big is Your Household?

Kyla Matton Osborne @Ruby3881 (1963) • Canada 9 Apr 16

Did you know that the nuclear family is a relatively new thing? Until a few hundred years ago it was quite common for a household to consist not only of members of the extended family, but also servants, slaves, apprentices and...

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extended family

melissatribal @melissatribal (12) • Philippines 27 Apr 13

what will you do when your husband's brother and his family suddenly moved into your home which was enough for a family with two kids? I'm really frustrated when that happened to us, I felt like I have given up our privacy and...

family

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How would you react?

muggiekins @joliefille (3690) • Philippines 7 Jan 13

Tonight my 18-year-old cousin who's 7 months pregnant is here in our house spending the night and doesn't want to go home because she argued with her boyfriend (the babydaddy). My sister said my cousin confided to her that she...

cousin

extended family

mother

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Immediate & Extended Family

ladylonewolf2008 @ladylonewolf2008 (298) • United States 26 Oct 12

It's been a rough few years for me and my immediate family but we have stuck together and came through smiling because we know we will always have each other if we just continue the love and dont let the world get to us. As for...

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When An Extended Family Decided To Stay in Your House

notmuchofablogger @notmuchofablogger (189) • Philippines 31 Jan 12

Family centrism has always been a part of the culture of Filipinos. We have this attitude of welcoming the problems and mishaps of our relatives without considering first the harm that it can do to us. Family will always be the...

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I went to hang out with my extended fam and now I'm kinda sad

SomeCowgirl @SomeCowgirl (32189) • United States 2 Oct 11

I was hanging out with friends that are more like my sisters, and now I feel sad. I had a great time with them, and can't wait to do it again. However, I feel like there's a lot of things I need to think about, and I feel like I'm...

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extended family

hanging out with family

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How often do you see your extended family?

dorannmwin @dorannmwin (36392) • United States 7 Dec 10

I really got curious about this when I saw some of my friends from a playgroup that I used to be in talking about this and would like to know how things are with your family. For us, both my mother and my husband's family live...

extended family

family

getting together

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family relationships

Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 26 Nov 10

A close relationship that is established between extended family members gradually boils down to a mere virtual relationship what with youngsters having left the shores seeking greener pastures. These youngsters at best keep in...

extended family

relationships

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Family Reunion

dorannmwin @dorannmwin (36392) • United States 9 Jun 10

This weekend is my family reunion. My father was one of nine children and both of his parents came from large families as well. The last time that we had a family reunion was in the summer of 2007 at my aunt's home in Arizona and...

cousins

extended family

family reunion

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The In-laws........Thumbs Up Or Thumbs Down? Whats Your Experience Been?

Cherryd41 @Cherryd41 (1119) • United States 3 Sep 09

I have never met my in-laws they both died before I met my husband his mom died when he was about 10 and his dad passed away when he was 15 he lived with his aunt and uncle until he became an adult and went to college . I used to...

extended family

inlaws

How close are you with your extended family?

mansha @mansha (6298) • India 12 Mar 09

We are pretty close knit family and we often have great get togethers. All cousines and aunts join in and cook together have fun, play ards, sing songs the whole night and basically idea is to have fun. We do not need an occasion...

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extended family

pinks17 @pinks17 (2192) • Philippines 10 Mar 09

[i]Here's the scenario... You are the only breadwinner at home.Your mom lives with you and you have a sibling who now have a family of her own but the husband only earns minimum wage.. Your mom obliges you to help your...

extended family

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What defines "family?"

Dday50627 @Dday50627 (359) • United States 22 Sep 08

We all have someone or someones that have the title sister or brother or some name that supposedly definies the word "Family" but well, we question the word. Does the fact they are born of the same parents or at least of one make...

defining family

extended family

family ties

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