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[quote=Anonymous]Did anyone else have very different expectations of what your family life would look like once you were grown and had your own kids?

I grew up with a very close knit family. It wasn’t huge - my parents each had one sibling and we had 2 cousins on each side, but we all spent a ton of time together (I have two siblings as well). There were weekly dinners, regular vacations, parties and get togethers. Us kids were all close in age and always had the best time together. Both of my grandmothers were matriarchs who really brought the family together.

Fast forward to today and we really have none of that. My siblings and I all live in different states, our parents don’t visit a ton and certainly don’t make much effort to bring the family together even for holidays. I married an only child whose parents are only children, and while we live closer to my in-laws there are no cousins or extended family at all really.

I am sad my children won’t have the loud, fun family filled childhood I had.[/quote]

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