As was expected I'm up almost a pound. Not surprising when I ate 4 brownies for breakfast on Monday! And YES, they were worth it! Bellydancing starts up again on Sunday, I'm looking forward to it.
And now a word about FaceBook..........I have had more family members contact me from it than anything else. That's sad because I haven't seen most of these people for many, many years and FaceBook is what brings us together. It's made me realize that my sister and I have been brought up in an environment where family--extended family--wasn't important. Granted, our parents split when we were young and our Mum's family are all from Scotland/England but still..........It's sad when someone adds you to their"friends" and has to explain they're your cousin. It wasn't always like that. Back in the day, when we were kids(8,9,10,11), all of us would happily spend the weekend with my grandparents either at their apartment or at the campground. At any given time they'd have my sister and I and atleast 2 other cousins. Now I'd be hard pressed to recognize them in the street.
Is this normal?? Does anyone else have this going on in their families? Maybe I'm going through an emotional mid-life crisis and suddenly feel the need to see ALL of my family. Who knows........
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My family isn't close either. The only time I saw my cousins growing up was at Christmas. The last time I saw any of my cousins was at a funeral for one of them and that's got to be before I had kids. With the exception of one cousin all of them live right here in Ontario. Most of them I wouldn't recognize. I only see my brothers a couple of times a year too - we just don't have anything in common.
Hi Pam! Just stumbled on your site from a fellow WW-er. It's great!
I can't believe Facebook, either! I've had people contact me who I haven't seen since elementary school. It's such a strange social tool.
Hope it's okay that I link you back from my blog. :)
Pam, am in the same boat. I have zero contact with any of my cousins. 15 of them. I haven't spoken to them in years. I'm estranged from my grandmother. Currently on shaky ground with my mom and dad. I think it's just easier sometimes for people to just walk away from relationships when things are difficult or when they've broken down. In your case, then you want to rebuild these relationships that broke down through no fault of your own. It's difficult, but on the positive side, it's kind of cool that we've got things like the internet, and facebook, and MSN so you can start somewhere with people who might live away from you. Or even if they're close to you, without all the expectations of meeting.
I find that the older I get and the further along in my own life, the less I see my extended family. It sucks, and I do make the effort to see them...but they're in the same boat as me. Thank goodness for things like facebook :)
you are crazy. but at least you have me (right?)
i come from a really tight-knit family and grew up in the same neighbourhood as my mother's side of the fam where all 13 grand kids went to the same elementary school. Needless to say, we're still a pretty tight bunch, save a few and get together from time to time, facebook or not (although we have really random groups on there) but i TOTALLY get what you mean. I've had family members add me that haven't bothered to include me in their lives in years and suddenly we're related again...totally for status and show...irks me a bit.
Thanks guys...mainly for agreeing with me :P
And yes, Paige I still have you : )
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