Are you close to any of your cousins?

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PrettyPriya · Accepted Answer

Yes, I have a rather big extended family. I am close to all of them, cousins included. We are also close in height, something I imagine is an issue for some people not being close in height.

The problem is when you want to communicate with someone way down there, you have to shout. You may come off as angry or mad, and maybe you are because of some condition like height deficiency.

In any event, just invite those cousins you want to get closer to over to the kiddie table so you are all (sort of) eye level.

I also have to imagine that some cousins might not even know you exist. They have completely overlooked you (pun intended) at family events. At least, that would be easy to do at family events like mine.

There are so many people walking around and talking, easy to get lost when you are fun-sized or pocket sized. Best advice I have is to attach yourself to a tall family member and follow them around so they can alert others that you are down there.

You will get a lot closer to cousins and other family, like I am, both in height and relationship.

@blackcupcake

WonderBell99 · Accepted Answer

I have 3 first cousins and I’m only close to those 2 from my mother’s side. They’ll be here in December! I haven’t seen them in ages and I’m so excited to meet them again. 😭❤️

I haven’t talked to my cousin from my dad’s side in months.. lol. He’s busy with college and stuff and we rarely ever get to talk.

BullShark · Accepted Answer

I'm close to the cousins I have from my mother's side of the family, yes, but as for the ones from my father's side, not so much. The reason being that the cousins I have from my mother's side are all close to my age, so we pretty much belong to the exact same generation and we all grew up playing together. They were the first friends I ever had, to be quite honest.

As for the ones from my father's side, in a lack of better words, they're mostly all massive pricks. First of all, they're all much MUCH older than me; the youngest being around 6-8 years older, so for them, I've always been a child (even though I'm a fully matured adult now, but ok). Second of all, they all have massive egos as well. Most of the people from my dad's family are all pretty wealthy and stuck up brats for the longest time I've known them, who see everyone else as beneath them - including us. Now I won't say that I'm extraordinarily wealthy, but I don't drive a Mercedes-Benz or the new Audi E-Tron GT.

NathanDavis · Accepted Answer

yes... I do have a medium sized Army of cousins lmao (both sides of the family were large families)

and I am close with a couple of them, one around my age, and a couple other are younger than me

so, whether family business or growing up close with them... they're special to me and mean a lot to me, one of them, she even considers me an older brother, lol... we are that familiar with one another

apart from that, I did tutor and also coached a whole lot of them... in fact, nowadays I've been tutoring the children of some of my cousins, lol

it's also kind of the tradition and culture in my family/relatives... we don tend to stick together rather than drifting apart

vduong1988 · Answer

i was close to my cousin i never talked to them and my uncle, aunt cause i move out of state cause the job i don’t want to visit them they say things when i was 16 year old i couldn’t get a job they say awful things they say not allow get a job it’s Asian family thing they don’t let me get job at 16, until i got older I went to college study veterinary technician i have great careers i love animals so much and run a successful business that’s why i’m not gonna visit my aunt, uncle and cousin at Iowa I move to Virginia i’m into big city, I really hate living at Iowa it’s worst state no job there and a lot of country people.

Rosexøxø · Answer

I wish!

We were direct enemies as kids. No one really explained to me when they had showed up that one time- "that's your family" lmfao

They even stole my Nintendo ds charger of mine- a pretty big deal, as it had just come out.

Yeah, I'll never forget that... lol

Dazed0N0Confused · Answer

My little cousin is 10yrs my junior & he's like a little brother to me. He currently lives states away, but I still see him during the year for extended vacations.

I'm about to go down with my family for his 16th birthday party, I can't wait to smash his face in his cake 🤣

boredgal · Answer

We were close when we were younger but now, we don't really hang out anymore, except for family gatherings and that happens maybe once a month or sometimes it doesn't happen at all. there were so many misunderstandings between their parents and ours and it's really frustrating and sad.

BeeNee · Answer

Most live too far away to have a lot of contact with. I maybe see some of them once or twice a year.

AsaKyo · Answer

I only know like two of mine and the one on my dad's side hates me for whatever reason now, even though we were close when we were younger and the one on my mom's side doesn't even know we're cousins, but she's still very sweet to me when she sees me

Emiliamazing · Answer

No, not really. They’re all much taller than me. My husband is close to his cousins though. They are all very tall!

dustybiker · Answer

No. Moved a lot as a kid. They were all raised in drastically different places too.

misfittoy · Answer

all my immediate family is passed, and cousins nope

Msputiton · Answer

All. Infact i mentor one of them, she trying to get a d2 scholarship like me

Rania05 · Answer

I only have one little cousin from my maternal aunt I'm close because all cousins from my father's side are aboard or much older than me and on other cities.

Pinay_ako · Answer

Hell yes. I’m everyone’s favourite cousin 😑. The one who doesn’t show up to gatherings 🤣 I have hundreds of them

Fireguy17 · Answer

yes, the ones on my mom's side, they lived close by growing up. My dad's siter lived across the US, so we didn't get to see them too often, but we keep in touch.

Bethany22 · Answer

No, as my female cousin is a workaholic and my male cousin lives in another city

AddylynnNightingale · Answer

We used to be, but thanks to their and my parents, we're not close anymore. We just happened to live under their roof.

Topaz1979 · Answer

Not anymore because I’m avoiding their mean hearted parents!!!

jennifer_bloom · Answer

I'm on good terms with most of them but only talk to one on a daily basis.

Kreneman · Answer

Oh yes especially most of them. I have a big family and I grew with mostly all of them. We have great memories and best times.

BlueScorpio · Answer

No, not really. I moved when I was about 4 and most of my family is in the south.

bubblegunnn · Answer

Yyeah.. i used to close to lots of my cousins.. now not really, only few..

exitseven · Answer

I have a cousin that is my age. He lived in a different state but whenever we get to see each other I really enjoy it.

menina · Answer

I'm not at all. I only know one of my cousins and we don't get along.

mandyfire98 · Answer

I get along with them and see them at family functions but I'm not that close with them.

Guardian45 · Answer

I used to be. My American cousins are TRUMPTARDS, so you can guess how that went!  I'm STILL close to one of my British cousins; we think alike. Sadly, other cousins, I've lost touch with.

douride2 · Answer

At one time I was very close to some of them.. Not so much these days.

TroyDT · Answer

Only child of two only children, so my closest cousin is a whatever degree who is the grandson of my maternal grandmother's sister.

Jamie05rhs · Answer

Not super close to any of them. But moderately close to most of them. And we all get along.

Hardworkingguy · Answer

I've lived away from all my cousins so I hardly ever talk to them. I have no idea what they're like

xJayleenx · Answer

I used to be now it’s like my only family are my parents and grandparents

BLP11520 · Answer

No, 1000 miles away, not close the other way either

art84 · Answer

No, my cousins have their own lives with their families and don't talk to us.

LavLavLuv · Answer

yes im close to 2 of my little cousins

Nikki1989 · Answer

I have never met any of them.

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

Yeah so so you know how family is?

Agape93 · Answer

A few, yeah

Mynameisbobby · Answer

No not at all

Blackcupcake · Answer

nope lol

Likes2drive · Answer

Yeah a few of them, one near home and two upstate

W0nderb0y · Answer

I only have one cousin and I hate her

joeldalton · Answer

Yup. Most of them.

talka20 · Answer

To most of mine yes

HippieVeganJewslim · Answer

Just my stepcousins.

SmokinAces2000 · Answer

A couple of them

MrJMM · Answer

Nope.

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