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[quote=Anonymous]My family was into the fake cousins thing. I had lots of cousins and saw them often and countless photos were taken. They bragged about the close relationships of "the cousins" and insisted we smile real big for every photo. Then they did the whole dysfunctional dance. They bad mouthed the ones who might be a bad influence and scared us away and they put others on pedestals to create competition. There was endless gossip. The worst was when you were taught to hate a cousin and suddenly mom changed her mind and expected you to go back to being BFFs. I don't keep in touch with any of my cousins anymore and I don't miss it. They are continuing the cycles in their own families and there are lots of estrangements among them. I throw up in my mouth a little when anyone posts photos and says "the cousins!" I think it's beautiful when cousins ORGANICALLY become friends without pushing and manipulation. Not a fan of keeping up appearances.[/quote]
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