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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I gave up in a situation like this right before the pandemic. I was the one flying to Alaska (no, I’m not kidding), hosting cousins at my house in DC, trying to arrange Facetimes, etc. My sister and BIL were always just saying they were too busy, work was crazy, they didn’t have time to host us, their kids couldn’t sleep at our house, jetlag, etc. Then it came out that they were traveling basically monthly and all over to Hawaii, Mexico, Louisiana, Florida, etc. They just didn’t want to use their time off or energy to see family.

My DD is relieved because she does not like her cousins. I used to feel guilty but I decided I don’t like my sister either so it all works out.[/quote]

Stories like this make me wonder what’s going on inside people’s heads. You spent all that time, money, and energy on trying to force a relationship on people who don’t even like each other, to the point that your daughter felt relief when you stopped, and it turns out you didn’t like them or want a relationship with them either. That would be like forcing the family to eat beets every night for dinner, dealing with all that prep and nastiness, knowing no one in your family even likes beets, just because you felt like you should all like beets for some reason. [/quote]

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