Family Reunions
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (181152)
Boise, Idaho
October 26, 2025 5:40pm CST
Do families still have those? I remember a few when I was young. Weird thing is I no longer have much family There is my granddaughter and her three kids who live in Washington state. And there is my daughter and grandson who live here with me. That's it.
I recall Sunday dinners at my grandmother's place and there would be about ten people there. My aunt and uncle, my mom, me, my aunt's family, and grandparents, etc. We'd have the occasional family reunion with distant relatives from outlying areas around Boise.
By the time I was about 30 everyone was gone. Old age, cancer and such had taken them all.
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10 responses
@LeaPea2417 (38634)
• Toccoa, Georgia
21h
When I was young my relatives would have big Thanksgiving and Christmas parties. They were like reunions. It was fun. I enjoyed being with my cousins. Good memories.
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@Deepizzaguy (115494)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21h
Due to the passing of some of my relatives, no family reunions since 2020 when COVID 19 came.
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@Marilynda1225 (86698)
• United States
5h
Holidays used to be packed with relatives but as the years have passed so have many who joined us.
I do have a fairly big family and we all try to gather for the holidays (my kids, their spouses and all the grandkids.
@Traceyjayne (6088)
• United Kingdom
2h
We used to have loads of family parties but sadly we have lost the family members that kept us together.
@Nevena83 (65995)
• Serbia
2m
Families have become smaller, with fewer members, and I think there is not as much closeness within the family anymore.
@crossbones27 (51461)
• Mojave, California
19h
All my family has left is brothers and sisters and only one brother had kids. Our family most likely to die out because those kids see the world too and like not sure I want to raise a family in this world. It drives people mad when I say that, but the truth is the truth.
I do not know what to tell people but be happy you have one if you can kind of get along. It is going to be a dying breed because people are more educated and will go I do not have to live like this.
@JudyEv (364917)
• Rockingham, Australia
15h
Our main family get-togethers were at Christmas and New Year. Those that we didn't see at one we mostly caught up with at the other. Now there is just my sister and me although she has five sons and a large extended family.
@LindaOHio (204495)
• United States
8h
We were the oldest living couple on my husband's side. All the aunts and uncles are gone. There are a few cousins left.
