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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What I have done in this situation is really embrace the extended family. We became close with my aunt and uncle who I would have said I barely knew growing up. I’m 50 years old, and a month ago, I reached out to a younger cousin that recently had a baby and connected with him and his wife. We had a really good visit, and so my husband and I are going to try to start seeing them a few times a year.

We also are church people. I’m not religious, but my husband is. I’ve really embraced our church family even if I’m not doctrinal. And I’m open with our kid about what I don’t like about organized religion. I do recommend possibly trying again with another church. But for church to work, you have to really dive in. It isn’t about showing up for one hour on Sunday for a service. It is about attending Sunday school, being part of a marriage enrichment group, volunteering with rhe kids or other ministries etc.[/quote]

I’m a PP and in theory I like this idea, but one side of extended family is all dead and the other is mentally ill, struggling with substance use, or overseas. If I had family I could embrace I wouldn’t be posting here![/quote]

That is difficult. DP here.  Most of my family has passed, and we have been embraced by my extended side, thankfully.  If it was up to DH's family, we would not even exist, even though DH has done much to help the family for over a decade (which only brought strife, of course). [/quote]

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