Do you always attend/show up to family gatherings? Why/why not?

[Pinay_ako]

🤣 depends on who’s there

[AutisticLonelyWoman]

Hell no! My moms side of the family (except my grandparents) don’t even speak to me. They blames me for my moms departure from the family when she abandoned me and my dad because I’m special needs. Also they blamed me for her death.

my dads said (except my siblings and a few family members) don’t speak to me either and pick on me for being autistic and nag me.

[LostandFound__x]

It depends! I love my auntie and uncle. They’re very sweet. The others……. not so much. Bitchy cousins and aunt.

[JackCarter]

Depends on the family...

My family is mostly nice and friendly people... but my girl's family is mostly cocky people

I often ask her how the hell did you grow up with them and still be just the opposite of them?

Once I attended a gathering cause she insisted me to (and I never say no to her and see her sad:))... and I almost got into physical fight with her uncle...

I was casually talking to her sister and her uncle came to me asking whether I am cheating on her with her sister...

One light push was all that was needed to make him fall Lol.

[OlderAndWiser]

I have a sister who is quite venomous and who wants to hurt me whenever she thinks it will make our mother favor her in any way. A few years ago, she posted false statements on FB calling me a violent predator and telling women to beware of me. It was quite insane.

My sister agreed that we should report my mother anonymously to DMV to be re-examined for her driver's license because she was no longer capable of driving safely. (My mother is now 92 years old.) When the time came, my sister backed out of signing and then told my mother that I did it and that she (my sister) had tried to convince me to not do it.

My sister has also tried to interfere in other family members' relationships. I am now engaged and I don't want her to spend any time around my fiancée. So. . . I avoid many family functions, but I schedule time for my fiancee and me to spend with my mom at leasy every two weeks.

[comekitty]

Yes, I always go to the family gatherings that are near me. For out of state family gatherings, I do try my best to attend but sometimes it isn't possible.

I make the time to attend gatherings because I love my family and family comes first - always. 🙂

[CrimsonAngel09]

Nope.

My Mom's side has a big family, but they're pretty much strangers due to distance and no one even bothering to talk to us. They live in Illinois, I live in South Carolina.

My Dad's side?

It's just him, me, and my sister. If my Uncle hadn't died of leukemia on my second Birthday, probably would have cousins and an Aunt here living here. A bigger family and probably family gatherings.

[AviatorTom]

Most of them, yes. My extended family is all over the place now, and we no longer have family events... other than weddings and funerals. When I was younger, and most of the relatives lived in the same area, we often had family picnics, with 40-50 people attending.

[ObscuredBeyond]

Hardly ever anymore.

On a side note; love that fake emo look in your profile, Pinay. Makes me feel like I'm in college all over again. Of course, I could never get the girl back then either so...

😘

[EmmaMary]

We're actually about to set off very shortly for a family weekend in Manchester (UK).

Sadly though, this awful dreadful weather will be putting a damper on most outdoor activities.

[TaureanBull81]

Unfortunately most of the time 🤪

I can't stand one of older sister's!

[TaureanBull81]

One of my

[Pinay_ako]

Why not?

[reds-noro]

Only on my dad's side. I love my family a lot with exception of my mother. It helps that she is never present at my dad's family gatherings.

[BoopBoopBeep]

"Family" is just me and my mom... and my rescue kittens... so N/A.

[NotInterestedSorry]

Nope because I don't give a damn about them.

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

I try to.

Because family is a family. It comes first.

[Honest-Matt]

Family is everything to me, I show up to everything I'm invited to.

[RavVid]

Yeah it is mandatory. I don't know who made up that rule.

[CassandraSpender]

Used to, will in the future after life is less complicated... I have a large, fun-loving family

[exitseven]

i show up at the ones my kids invite me to.

[Andres77]

I’d rather keep my distance, unless it was absolutely necessary.

[MihirLopez]

Don't like to dance with people I don't know.

[BLP11520]

I live 1000 miles from my hometown so I have missed a lot

[spartan55]

Meh, hardly any family left so N/A for me.

[Agape93]

Nope. I'm not welcome there.

[TooHot2Care]

"Family"? The fucks that?

[motownplayer2000]

Nope.. not unless I’m hungry

[Iron_Man]

Yes, of course

[Sparkie460]

They are usually at my house so yeah I'm there

[Christoff92]

I can't stand my aunts and uncles. Sorry 😒

[TallAnon]

No, I have some annoying family, I'd rather not.

[Fuentes]

Nah don't do events

[dolemite58]

no i only have one brother im close to tbh

[SnowedIn]

Rarely.

[beebella]

I have no choice. 😂

[LavLavLuv]

Sometimes I do 😬