Family
@puddleglum (1380)
United States
March 27, 2016 8:32pm CST
Two of my great aunts passed away this month. They were my grandfather's sisters. There were eleven brothers and sisters to begin with, now there are three, including my grandfather. Needless to say, I have many cousins. It's interesting to think about this large family, since I'm an only child.
Do you have many siblings? Do you have a large extended family?
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@Chellezhere (5357)
• United States
27 Apr 16
So sorry to hear about your losses. My thoughts and prayers are with you all. I have 2½ siblings. The two are my full-blooded younger brothers, and the half is our younger sister. No one has had more than two or three kids for a couple generations now.
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
27 Apr 16
Thank you.
It's nice you have siblings, especially during holidays and other family events. It seems like smaller families are the trend now, for the most part.
@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
27 Apr 16
@Chellezhere
I'm sorry about that.
So you've started new holiday traditions. That's cool. My mom and I like to travel for our Thanksgiving holiday, so that's been our new tradition ever since she and my dad divorced.
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@Chellezhere (5357)
• United States
27 Apr 16
@puddleglum Oh, my siblings and I are estranged. So, I spend my holidays wit my son and my best friend (both are only children) and her family.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
28 Mar 16
I am sorry to hear of the loss of your great aunts my friend.
Yes I have 4 siblings..not a large extended family.
We are not in touch any longer..sad.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
28 Mar 16
@puddleglum Indeed they can Chloe..I will keep them in my heart regardless of how they do me.
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
28 Mar 16
I am sorry to hear you all aren't in touch anymore, but I know those things happen sometimes. My family has had numerous ups and downs. Families can definitely be complicated.
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
28 Mar 16
It seems like past generations tended to have large families. It's sometimes sad to think about being parted from loved ones, but I'm sure you have some great stories and memories.
@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
18 Apr 16
Just the two of us (my only sister). My sister has 4 children and 8 grandchildren. I have 4 children and also 8 grandchildren. So our families are getting large! O, I forgot to mention that we also have out-of-wedlock 2 half-sisters and one half-brother - - courtesy of our late skirt-chasing father.
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
18 Apr 16
So, you didn't start out with a large family, but you have one now. That's interesting. It's fascinating to me how families change over time--whether through births, adoptions, remarriages or even non-marriage offspring, as you mentioned. It can all be quite complicated and difficult, at times, but still fascinating.
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
28 Mar 16
Goodness, that's a big group. You probably have large gatherings.
My mom has around forty first cousins. As for my generation--I'm losing count. Haha
@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
30 Mar 16
Thanks for your response. That's a very big family. It must be fun when you all get together.
