my dad called me a while ago, like he does every sunday afternoon...in the midst of our conversation he told me that he spoke to one of my uncles the other day and that he told my dad to tell me "hi". i was like, "tell 'im i said 'hi' back, but uh...i don't remember who he is, dad."

dad's like, "oh, the last time he saw you was when i first took you down to louisiana with me when you were about 4 years old! he was so impressed with you because you were sittin there reading a newspaper."

i'm all like, "how am i gonna still remember him if i was that young?!" i don't get it--why do your parents and/or relatives expect you to even vaguely remember another family member who met you when you were just a kid (and one from the side of the family that you know the least about, since they live so far away or something like that)?

I actually don't have that much family...I have my brother, Dad and stepmum, my Nana, my Aunty and Uncle but they all live away from me...I'm sure there are other relatives but I don't know them

My family is I have blocked them all from my memory


Crazy ass mother fucking people....and they drive me insane....and ya'll wonder what is wrong with me

My mom's doing this all the time too.

My family, extended as it is now, is huge, with little offshoots of Thai and Indian. I can usually remember them all as I try to stay in touch, but occasionally there are awkward moments at parties and stuff.

Some family think as if the good ol days were still around. Some family see you when you are little and then they get a shock coz boom! you are all grown up. Family members only remember the past and what you looked like then.

luv4u said:

YOu know...da strange thing is...those relatives who ask "do you remember me?" i actually DO remember!! LOL!! I will never forget walkin into the room of my grandma's house to see uncles, aunts and cousinz i hadn't seen since i was like 3!! It's like going into a time capsule, because they hadn't seen me for so long and i remember da amount of attention and affection i got from these people...and i could still feel da love in da room when i came in as they all saw me..and i saw all of them!! I loved it, i couldn't stop smilin, it was da best!!

aww man...funerals are the worst for these types of conversations/statements...

if i had a dollar bill everytime someone gasped at my during my grandmas.... urgghhhh....."oh my goodness your soo big now.." "oh my goodness you have the same haircut (afro)"....."oh my goodness you look so much like your mother"...."oh my goodness you look just like your father.."

MY FAMILY IS VERY TIGHT! WE HAVE FAMILY REUNIONS EVERY TWO YEARS WHICH CONSISTS
OF MY GRANDMOTHER AND HER SIBILINGS (12 INCLUDING MY GRANDMA) SO YOU KNOW THAT'S A SHIT-LOAD OF COUSINS, AND WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE '81. IT'S AMAZING HOW YOU CAN REMEMBER WHO'S KID IS THIS, HOW'S THIS PERSON IS YOUR 4TH OR 5TH COUSINS, IT'S A WONDERFUL THING!