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<blockquote data-quote="Fran" data-source="post: 297562" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>Janet, we have several instances of two generations being close in age. My mom grew up with her aunt who was a few years older.</p><p>Because my siblings are spread over 18 or 19 yrs and baby brother got married late his daughter and his great nephew are less than 1 yr apart. My mom's great grandchild and grandchild are very close. It just works that way in some families. Some women want children at 18 and some want them at mid 30's. Just depends on life goals I guess. So I don't think it's funny.</p><p></p><p>I have been thinking about steps and in laws lately. There seems to always be a bit of a barrier. Probably because of different shared memories and different visions of family. We(me) try hard to keep all extended family somewhat connected. I have one that is a bit odd and seems to always be a taker and not much in the contributing to the family. </p><p>I can see that if I don't have a lot of contact with mother's hypothetical's husband's family that I wouldn't feel strongly that their children were my sibs. Not that I wouldn't respect them as a family member but only having seen them occasionally over years would not provide that bond that my sibs and I have. </p><p></p><p>I think family isn't always about just who is married to who but how we feel about each other. As long as each child is loved by their parents it doesn't matter if they are a big deal to extended families.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fran, post: 297562, member: 3"] Janet, we have several instances of two generations being close in age. My mom grew up with her aunt who was a few years older. Because my siblings are spread over 18 or 19 yrs and baby brother got married late his daughter and his great nephew are less than 1 yr apart. My mom's great grandchild and grandchild are very close. It just works that way in some families. Some women want children at 18 and some want them at mid 30's. Just depends on life goals I guess. So I don't think it's funny. I have been thinking about steps and in laws lately. There seems to always be a bit of a barrier. Probably because of different shared memories and different visions of family. We(me) try hard to keep all extended family somewhat connected. I have one that is a bit odd and seems to always be a taker and not much in the contributing to the family. I can see that if I don't have a lot of contact with mother's hypothetical's husband's family that I wouldn't feel strongly that their children were my sibs. Not that I wouldn't respect them as a family member but only having seen them occasionally over years would not provide that bond that my sibs and I have. I think family isn't always about just who is married to who but how we feel about each other. As long as each child is loved by their parents it doesn't matter if they are a big deal to extended families. [/QUOTE]
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