How do you keep a STRONG BOND with your FAMILY?

@Shavkat (141906)
Philippines
May 16, 2020 1:19am CST
The good thing about lockdown is we spend more time with our family. My family and I had this bonding moment and it will continue even after the lockdown. Before, we don't eat dinner together. Since we have other things to do. How about you, myLotters? How do you catch up with your family? Image Credit: primer.com.ph
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Aanshi Raghava
@Aansh13 (11433)
• New Delhi, India
16 May 20
I think, with family the bonds can be made effortlessly.... they come from within, may be soul connections.... But yeah, you need to show you care that's utmost....
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
16 May 20
Family is always there for us. No matter what the circumstances are. I am referring to the immediate family. There are evil relatives that will crash our hearts because of greediness.
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Aanshi Raghava
@Aansh13 (11433)
• New Delhi, India
16 May 20
@Shavkat Oh!!! This there everywhere, I think the only way to handle this is to keep transparency, the closer you are lesser are the changes of misunderstanding...
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
18 May 20
@Aansh13 Honestly, I do have relatives on both sides of my parents now.
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Alex Socorro
@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
16 May 20
By spending more time together, the bond is strengthened.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
16 May 20
It is a priceless act that cannot be bought. I agree with you.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
16 May 20
@Alexandoy We are starting to do the same thing during this lockdown. It will be a family practice now.
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Alex Socorro
@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
16 May 20
@Shavkat here at home, our bonding time is dinner time. We eat together and talk.
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SHOHANA
@SHOHANA (16093)
• Bangladesh
25 May 20
Without a mother there is no family for me. My mom passed away 5 years ago and family broken
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
25 May 20
I am sorry to hear this. I also lost my father six years ago. But we can still remember good memories with them in the past.
Miss_Leafy
@Miss_Leafy (4296)
• Colombia
16 May 20
I talk with my mom, my brother and sister on phone several times a week.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
16 May 20
Are you far away from them? I do agree that a mobile phone can patch up the longingness with our family members easily.
Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
18 May 20
@Miss_Leafy It is indeed nice to catch up with them. How's the situation out there? Is your country lockdown, too?
Miss_Leafy
@Miss_Leafy (4296)
• Colombia
16 May 20
@Shavkat Yes. I'm from Indonesia. My family live there. I moved to Colombia with my husband 5 months ago.
Brigitte Gonzales
@bbghitte (3498)
• Philippines
16 May 20
We have a daily video call back home so we can check how well my mother and the kids are doing. While I and my siblings here in Manila learned to apply our old way of chores distribution and also eating while reminiscing the old times:)
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
16 May 20
I had experienced the same scenario. I used to work in Manila. But it is my routine to call my family way back home. I tried to be independent when being away.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
16 May 20
@bbghitte You are not alone. My mom is not into techy things. She prefers to call than sending text messages. Lately, she is into video call now.
Brigitte Gonzales
@bbghitte (3498)
• Philippines
16 May 20
@Shavkat good for you, my mother is afraid to learn using these gadgets. Good thing my brother was able to go home before the lockdown so we were able to have this video call daily. If not maybe we will just be satisfied hearing their voice while calling.
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Lavanya
@Lavanya15 (12888)
• Chennai, India
16 May 20
On taking with our family members will increase affection automatically..
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
16 May 20
The best tool to make it closer is to have open communication. It can never be wrong if we do this.
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Lavanya
@Lavanya15 (12888)
• Chennai, India
16 May 20
@Shavkat yes completely agree with you..
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
16 May 20
@Lavanya15 Thank you for agreeing.
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Darcy Nemo
@YrNemo (20254)
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16 May 20
I do my best to catch up with them every now and then. "Distance makes the heart grow fonder" in our case .
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
16 May 20
I can feel you with this sentiment. I missed my younger sister and her baby son. Since we dumped our relatives on both sides of my parents, my family and I became closer than before.
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Arunima Singh
@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
20 May 20
Nothing much has changed in this lockdown when it comes to spendign family time together. We always did that. Yes the only difference it has made is that our husband is with us all the time. Earlier he had a lot of business travel.