Do you have a close family

I am sorry to say, but i am not close with my family. are members from my family who never i saw, really, aunts, uncles..even my brothers i see very rarely. Seems that in this times family spirit start to die, because of circumstances, life is hard, and all try to survive. When i was kid, my family was very close...now all is changed.time and times...

well im too like you, i too don't have a good family well i live with my family but the distance between the hearts is too much, well that distance was from childhood because no one loved me much dearly in my family. i always felt like an extra.well but now things are a bit alright, actually i have made a new friend and she is just like a part of my family.

I'm very lucky, my family always has stayed in close touch with each other. I have 2 daughters with families, and we always talk with each other about anything and everything. I hear from them a couple of times a week. When my girls were little I think they learned the importance of family being close. I took care of my elders, and we were always over helping them with what they couldn't do anymore. I can understand where you're coming from Fergus, I know many families who have this same kind of thing happen...and it's sad. We give them roots, and the wings to fly, yet some of them don't fully realize yet the importance of family. I don't know how old your kids are, but one day they will probably come back, especially once they start having families of their own. I know it's hard, and frustrating, but I think patience on the part of us parents says a lot to them, more than words ever would. Have a wonderful day :-)

Sorry to hear about your family being so distant. My family is close knit. We visit often and phone in between. All but my sister live in the same town. We make sure to stay in contact. For many years my mother and sister did not speak because of bad relationship. Due to this all my brothers also stopped contact with my sister. I kept contact with my sister and prayed a lot for a restored relationship. The relationship has been restored this year and now everyone is in contact again. I can't imagine not being in contact with my family. We are a very close and caring bunch, although sometimes we irretate one another. May you find a close knit family in mylot, Blessings

I have my mom and my sister living within walking distance or a short drive of my home. My sister has a husband and four children aged between 12 and 2 years old. I have two children aged 14 and almost 2 years old. In the past I lived one hour from my mom and one and a half hours from my sister.

Sorry to hear that,fergus,but don't worry,things will get better. When I was in my seventeen,I used to think my parents paid little attention about my feeling of inward.I hate school hate teacher hate examinations totally during that days,I thought many times to escape from my home and school to do tings whatever I want,but I gave up this idea finally.I still remember that day when I stay in the rooftop to make myself calm down,my dad and mum conceived that I ran away from home and looked for me all along the street very anxious.From that day on,I know whenever you are,the most love you people are your families all along.

that is sad. i can't imagine my family growing away from each other. i come from a big family and we are living in different areas. 6 of my siblings have their own family now but we still get together a lot and we call each other often and we have email threads that last several weeks before we start a new one. my family has different interests and leading different lives, but we've always been very close and until now we maintain that closeness. the younger generation in the family, my nephews and nieces are very close also. i just can't imagine my own family drifting apart coz that would break my parents' hearts.

I am far away from my family, and I feel so unhappy, but I have no choice, my family live in a small town, and I can't find job after graduated, so I have to work in a city, the city is really far from my family, I can only go home at the Chinese New Year, and I can only stay at home about a week. The whole year, I only have a week stay with my family, I really miss them.

My family is pretty tight. Well, there is a chunk of my family that is very tight. There are some that don't come back to the fold very often. I don't even know what it would be like not to have my family as a part of my daily life. I talk to my mother, brother, sister, cousins, aunts and uncles on a regular basis. We get together as often as we can. You can begin having a close family starting with your offspring. Make family activities important. Ensure that you make good family oriented memories so that your children will want to have the same thing when they have familiws of their own. It is a very worthwhile investment.

Fergus- I'm close to my immeadiate family, my children and my husband. I'm also close to my sister-in-law. My brother and I are not close as he's sitting in prison for 20 years for something horrible he did. My mother and I are no longer close because of our disagreement about my brother's spirituality, and my unwillingness to forgive him. My mother's extended family fell off the family map years ago during my first marriage, and to be honest, I've not missed them. My dad and I were never close, but he does update me from time to time on the family genology for which I'm grateful. I sort of wish he and I were closer, but he's got a new family and is very focused on them. My children from my first marriage reside with their dad but we're close in our own way. They are bright children, with wonderful personalities, and a desire to learn that I know even when they are not with me they are doing so much of what I wish for them. My small family here of my husband and our two children are incredibly close. My husband and I were friends for six years before finally deciding to just get together and become handfasted, and that has proven a very good choice. We were already close, and the handfasting has made us only closer. Our children are so very special to us, and we do quite a bit as a family. I hope that we've learned lessons from our own experiences, as to not repeat some of the things from our own childhood, etc and keep this closeness with our children for ages. Namaste-Anora

my family is very close! The key is compromising. If they have flown far, go and visit them throughout the year on a long weekend. Re-kindle the relationships you once had. Even though I have flown and am all moved out, I got back at least once every two weeks to say hello and help out around the old nest.

yes, of course i have close with my family.. I have 4 brother's and 1 sister.. I am the youngest, only my sister is more close to me.. we go out night bar, we go out of town.. but some of my brother is not close to me because of their age.. With your case, i am sorry to hear that you never seen them again.. It's very hard to live alone.. Take care!

family is like a stars you dont see them all the time but you know they always there for you......sometime i fell the same like you but in other hand atlis i have a root that came from.....lol