yes and no

with my dad’s side of the family, get-togethers were always awkward for me growing up bc my dad has barely been a part of my life. as a result, i rarely ever saw that side of the family during my teen years. i saw them maybe once a year so i always felt like an outsider when we would get together. i don’t speak to any of them now

with my mom’s side, it was awkward when i was a teenager bc i had no one else in my age group. it was all adults and my little cousins who were mad young. but now everybody’s practically grown so family get togethers are nice now. the only downside is my family is MAD nosey and always telling each other’s business which is draining. but for the most part, it’s not bad

i don’t spend holidays w them tho, i prefer to work and get that double pay. but i called them yesterday while i was working and it was cool

i feel this

i wanna do a friendsgiving one day but my friends are all spread out and dk each other like that

real ass dude

next time you see him, tell him your aunt/cousin/whoever don’t deserve him and he will upgrade eventually

i can relate. that’s why i don’t say s***, just redirect the topic back at them lmao

yeah and i get you on the post above, once you get old enough and realize you formed a whole world view without needed much of your extended family around you don’t really have any obligation to them lol, and yeah i think sometime down the line a friendsgiving will happen life is just really busy for a lot of people