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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Once the parents pass away, there are only sibling and cousin relationships to maintain outside your nuclear family. If you don't make an attempt to stay in touch, is it estrangement or just busyness/apathy? [/quote]

That's a good question. I would not call myself estranged from cousins, but we never see eachother. If there were a family event we'd chat and I'd enjoy seeing them, but so much was forced and there was a lot of dysfunction growing up, so I would not go out of my way. My brother and I are close due to choice and a good relationship. I only consider myself estranged from my sister because she suddenly decided she wanted to be close instead of faking things once a year at an event. There is a disturbing history and she just can't resist repeating patterns any time I even give her a chance. I also cannot listen to her dramas because many of them occur because of the same behavior she exhibited toward me my whole life. So, I had to actively distance. I cannot be her support. I think she is mean-spirited by nature, but I do wish her a good life despite that.[/quote]

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