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Why do some families drift apart?
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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 409696" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>I'm so very sorry for your loss. My prayers go out to you, your cousin, and the rest of the family.</p><p></p><p>On my mom's side of the family, once my grandmother passed, the family sort of floundered for several years........oh about 10 or so years down the road her children got their acts together and started up the family gatherings again, but it was mostly just them, the grandkids had all pretty much drifted so far away that it felt strange to come home again. And on my dad's........phht was never such things that I recall.</p><p></p><p>husband's family? mother in law did it up right, the old fashioned way. When she could no longer do it, the baton was passed to me and I took it up. At times when, for whatever reason, I can't........my girls will pick it up. We work hard at being close and involved in each others lives. Ok, that didn't come out quite right. Hmm. I'm at a loss as to how to phrase it as being together isn't work..... But there are times when you're missing someone........and you need to pick up the phone and call them and tell them that. Or maybe curious as to what their up to, so drop them a line or two to see how they are. Ya know? It's so easy to get so caught up in our own lives that we drift far away from those we care about without realizing it. Then when it hits us......it feels awkward to make that connection again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 409696, member: 84"] I'm so very sorry for your loss. My prayers go out to you, your cousin, and the rest of the family. On my mom's side of the family, once my grandmother passed, the family sort of floundered for several years........oh about 10 or so years down the road her children got their acts together and started up the family gatherings again, but it was mostly just them, the grandkids had all pretty much drifted so far away that it felt strange to come home again. And on my dad's........phht was never such things that I recall. husband's family? mother in law did it up right, the old fashioned way. When she could no longer do it, the baton was passed to me and I took it up. At times when, for whatever reason, I can't........my girls will pick it up. We work hard at being close and involved in each others lives. Ok, that didn't come out quite right. Hmm. I'm at a loss as to how to phrase it as being together isn't work..... But there are times when you're missing someone........and you need to pick up the phone and call them and tell them that. Or maybe curious as to what their up to, so drop them a line or two to see how they are. Ya know? It's so easy to get so caught up in our own lives that we drift far away from those we care about without realizing it. Then when it hits us......it feels awkward to make that connection again. [/QUOTE]
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