Family Ties
By Kandase
@Kandae11 (57142)
March 15, 2026 12:01pm CST
Sometimes l wonder if there was a meeting of all my family members, would they fill a room, a ballroom or somewhere larger ?
I know l have lots of cousins, but l am in touch with only one of them. In fact l am presently in touch with close family members only. However, there should be a hundred or more , most of whom live in other countries - the UK, USA , Canada and Germany.
Maybe if we all lived in the same country, it would have been easier to get to know them.
Do you come from a large family ? Do you keep in touch with as many of them as you can?
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@DaddyEvil (170017)
• United States
1h
My family is scattered all over the globe, too. We used to have huge family reunions while my dad was still alive but after he passed away, people in other countries stopped coming. Now, it's mostly cousins at the family reunions. (There are only four siblings remaining, including me.) And no, I don't know most of them anymore.
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@DaddyEvil (170017)
• United States
1h
@Kandae11 Yes, that's very true. Pretty and I haven't been to a family reunion in years. We don't know most of the people anymore.
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@LooeyVille (73)
• United States
Just now
Pretty small family really. We don't have family reunions. I live in another city from all of them so I've never really gotten to know any of them well and don't feel the need to keep in touch.
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@LovingMyBabies (85905)
• Valdosta, Georgia
Just now
When I was a child my family used to have family reunions at a park. Then when people left the state of NY the reunions stopped happening, especially once my Grandparents passed away. I don't keep in touch with many family members because once I realized I could choose my own family (church and friends) I stuck with them. But I do pray for all of my family members. 
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@Juliaacv (55078)
• Canada
Just now
My husband's immediate family, siblings, nieces, nephews and their families, are all within a few hours of where they grew up. There is roughly about 100 of us when the 3 generations gather, and we need to rent a hall to gather. But oh, the fun we have when we gather. We had the first of the third generation marry last autumn, so I wonder when there will be a fourth generation.
You are fortunate to be part of such a big family, and that you are close with one of your cousins.
@Traceyjayne (8923)
• United Kingdom
43m
Covid and the passing of the older generation has stopped a lot of our family get together …..some do still happen but on a much much smaller scale.
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