Why is it that some people hate to recognize their unfortunate relatives?
By maia0129
@maia0129 (91)
Philippines
September 11, 2007 6:19pm CST
I have known of a classmate who did not recognize her cousin who lived in a less fortunate area where we had our community duty as part of our course requirement in school. There was really a time when we stayed at the house of her cousin for a while to rest but she really did not say anything to her first cousin, who is a daughter of her mom's sister.
There relationship is really not that distant for the fact that they are first cousins at that. I really could not understand her. Maybe because she is ashamed that people will know that she is related to someone who is poor. When in fact almost all of us have poor relatives and I think there is nothing wrong with that. Since we are all equal in the eyes of God and in the eyes of Broadminded individuals.
YOu, what do you think is her reason of not recognizing her cousin? I would be glad to know your idea...
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
12 Sep 07
Obviously she was ashamed or embarrassed for others to know she had a "poor" relative and that's very sad. You said she was a classmate so I'm going to assume she was very young; I guess I could possibly also assume she got her attitude from her parents, notably her mother, is that correct? It's bad enough that people who are poor for whatever reason have to face the disapproval of strangers, but when they're shunned by their own blood relatives that's a sin in my mind. I guess I'm not very helpful in giving you her real reason for not recognizing her cousin because I never could understand how one human being can consider themselves better than another just because of how much money or material things they each had or did not have.
Annie
