Do you have a close family?

[gaby_ro_2004]

I have close family but not with me.All of them live in Europe.

[brian8713]

Not really. My parents barely talk to me. I wish we were closer, but coming from a family with a lot of mental illness and alcoholism, I can't really expect my parents to be there for me the way most peoples' parents are. In fact, my parents are asleep right now -- at 3 o'clock in the afternoon!! They'll be asleep all afternoon/evening so even if I needed them, they wouldn't respond.

[vg7405]

Unfortunately, I only consider two members of my family to be close to me: my mother and my maternal grandmother. The rest of my family are a bunch of backstabbers. One thing I love about my boyfriend is the fact that he has a huge, supportive family. I get a little jealous of him because of it, LOL. But it is a healthy jealousy.

[shawnix]

We are not as close as we used to be. After my mom passed, things changed, however, I do try to keep in touch via phone since I can't see them in person very much

[jkhanson]

I just spent a week plus with my 5 siblings as we planned our father's funeral.  My two brothers are the executors so they were together alot.  We 4 sisters did the flowers and service folder and picture dvd that ran during Visitation. 

We also took my Mom to 3 doctor appointments within that week and took turns spending the night with her as she learns how to manage a catheter and drainage bag due to her cancer.

It has been a hard, long and sad week spent together but yet a bonding time between us 6 siblings.

[mamatygress]

I am close to my older brother, but kind of distant with my younger brothers. 

[bshee58]

There are some friends who are closer to you than a family member, but they can't replace them.

[tnshpalmer85]

I agree we do grow apart from our family members as we get older and it is sad. It is difficult to stay connected to family members when you have so much going on in your everyday life when you have work, kids, church, after school activities and more.

[clickers]

My children are close to me. Their father passed about 23 years ago. We all live in the same state practically close to each other except for the middle daughter who recently moved to New York.

[Katie_thehappywife]

I'm 43 I am close to my family my mom, stepdad and the blended family of my husbands kids from a prior marriage. as for my husbands biologcial family we are estranged from them because they are narcisstic

[singletonb]

We have a large family so there are some of us that are close and try to get together every other year.

[surveygrabber]

I do have close family. I closer to my relatives since they are like brothers and sisters to me.

[MichelleHW101]

Actually I come from a small family where my mom was an only child and my dad just had a sister.  With both sets of grandparents past it's just my parents, aunt, uncle, cousin, and two brothers with their wives left, one of which has one child.  We actually are close and get together when we can and when we do it's just like when we were kids.  I'm thankful for that because I never found anyone to marry but the older I get I can still take comfort I'm not alone. 

[lhz123]

We have a big and close family. Even we are not rich we are always happy and close family ties.

[snuggleycutejc]

no, my mom was uncare to me I wish she chose being a good witch to me.  She put all people that had/have esp to the back of the applause but remember that way of people was/is not excepted and told me that I was evil, I am not evil.