I have no contact with relatives. I have one sister but she got married and moved away. I hear from her like twice a year. My father works all the time and my mom is deeply religious and there are very few conversations I can have with her that aren't about Jesus. Surely I'm better off than a dysfunctional family, but there's really nothing I can say.
2007-02-05 10:44:58 · 12 answers · asked by poke 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
I know how you feel. My family is pretty small too. Only me and my teen daughter. Thats all. But we do talk and even though we both feel very lonely sometimes.Its ok to feel lonely. Take the time to enjoy a very important person: Yourself. Read books. Watch good movies. Write a journal! Get a hobbie. Get involved in your community. You will find a good group of frinds by joining one of these options. Or try many at same time, but keep trying! There will be a time in your life where you will get long and surprising conversations with your parents. Maybe it is time for you to go out there and enjoy yourself now.
2007-02-05 10:54:30 · answer #1 · answered by beebee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do not say how old you are, but in most families it takes both parents working to just get by these days, so your Dad being gone is understandable. Is there a young people group at your Mom's church? they interact well. Next time your sister contacts you tell her how lonely you are. Ask if you can join a bowling team or sports activity.
If you are a young person you need to inter act with young people, what about school? Sometimes we have to accept what we cannot change, find other revenues of enjoyment, what about a pet? Good luck to you I will be thinking about you. Your Mom is really trying to stay on the right path, help her.
2007-02-12 05:42:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to stay in better contact with your sister. Dig up a phone number and call her. Get her email address or instant message too, because it's alot easier (and cheaper) communciating with someone who lives far away over the Internet.
Talk to your mom about having a normal non-Jesus conversation with her. I udnerstand where you're coming from. My grandma is like that. When she sleeps over, she hangs up pictures of Christ in my sister's old room. Spend some time with her and keep your conversations totally religion-free.
Some people just work more than others, but that is so reason to lose any relationship you had with them.Tell your dad to take off of work once a month so you can do something fun together.
2007-02-11 12:43:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your sister gets in touch with you twice a year, how often do YOU get in touch with her and her family. Ask your mom other questions other than religion and if she has a priest or minister, consider counselling with both your parents to have a more well-rounded family dynamic.
2007-02-05 18:56:10 · answer #4 · answered by Raven 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a large family, however, we are all spread about and really don't get together much, I only talk w/like my sister, and one aunt, one cousin, that's about it... mind u i have 6 siblings, and several nephews, nieces, many uncles... Miss the old days when we were all close
2007-02-13 15:06:23 · answer #5 · answered by momof3 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a tiny family.....consisting of my hubby & my stepdaughter. I have lost my mother, father & stepmother in tragic gun related deaths, i lost my grandparents, aunts & uncles, & my fav cousin. I have no brothers or sisters. I understand how lonely it can be without close loved ones. I have been blessed with 3 very dear friends that are as close to me as any blood relative could possibly ever be. ..... keep in mind that your friends and those you meet can be truly blessings to your life. I know that i couldn't make it without mine.
2007-02-05 19:27:23 · answer #6 · answered by rjsluvbug 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have very little contact with many of my relatives, siblings, aunts and uncles. I don't reach out and make the effort to establish one. You are responsible for your life.
2007-02-13 09:07:26 · answer #7 · answered by diamondbullet66 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My family is really big. Sometimes I can't support that much noisy. I have two sisters and one brother. My mother doesn't care me very much. She doesn't like me because I'm a troublemaker. I always make her mad. Sometimes I cry why she treat me in that way. Anyway I am accustomed.
2007-02-05 18:59:11 · answer #8 · answered by Melis 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have my husband, daughter, her husband, and their children. thats it. no other contact with any other relatives. and you know what? its good. it took me a long time to get here, i wasted many tears and much guilt over my blood family and i finally realized i cant do anything about them. their ways are their ways and they will have to deal with whatever karma brings them.
i work hard at being a good mom, wife, grandmother, and friend. i can honestly say i am loved by my man and our little family, and i adore them all.............thats good enough for me.
2007-02-11 01:24:24 · answer #9 · answered by tess 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i live with my mom...the rest of my family are either in other countries or states
my mom and i hardly talk if it's not a fight or something that eggs the other on:(
2007-02-05 18:48:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋