We have that sort of split going on in my household, too--my spouse is an only child from a very small family. They only call their family once every few months, which is weird to me, the person who talks to her parents weekly and grew up on gigantic family get togethers.
We did try to bring it back the next year, but it was like picking at a fresh wound. The family's big and scattered, and my generation has our own families now. We're all trying our new traditions, and I think we're all okay with that now. I don't know how it feels for the ones who never moved away, but for the cousins who have left... I think we've moved on to the acceptance stage of grieving.
I really appreciate it. I just needed to see this written out, I think. Just seeing myself from a few days ago write "I'm sad but I'm okay" is a good reminder.
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We have that sort of split going on in my household, too--my spouse is an only child from a very small family. They only call their family once every few months, which is weird to me, the person who talks to her parents weekly and grew up on gigantic family get togethers.
We did try to bring it back the next year, but it was like picking at a fresh wound. The family's big and scattered, and my generation has our own families now. We're all trying our new traditions, and I think we're all okay with that now. I don't know how it feels for the ones who never moved away, but for the cousins who have left... I think we've moved on to the acceptance stage of grieving.
I really appreciate it. I just needed to see this written out, I think. Just seeing myself from a few days ago write "I'm sad but I'm okay" is a good reminder.