How often do you see your family?

[ummmm]

Do you visit them or do they visit you?

[beattie819]

OH, son ,sister ,brother in law and dear old Mum, all live together in big old farmhouse. It works fine, but only because we have enough room for our own space .
I t would be a nightmare if we didnt!

[boxtops]

The important thing for us is that although we may not see each other very often, we all get on very well and care about each other - and each of us would be there for the others if one of us needed help or support. It's a good feeling.

[rowanwitch]

mum and sister 3-4 times a year.....others weddings and funerals so should see some of them next year....could see one cousin more often as he only lives in Wolverhampton...some other members once would be too many times...I usually go to them....but my mum manages to get to Birmingham once a year if I send the coach tickets down for her..

[Eve]

We're pretty scattered too. I see my mum about once a month give or take as she comes up to see me. My Dad probably a couple of times a year though has been more recently as I've made the effort to get back more. I think he's only been up here twice in the 7 years I've been here, once the couple of years I lived in Leeds, never been to anywhere I've lived here though. My brother has been up a couple of times though once was a stag do when I put him up, didn't really see much of him though.

I've been to see him and his wife a lot more often and we've seen a lot more of him since he got together with his wife, especially with the wedding last year and mI now have a nephew, just over 2 weeks old. Went to meet him the weekend before last.

I make a real effort to keep in touch with my cousins and am the only one of my family really (well, as in me, parents and brother) who does. I made a promise when my nan died I would and it's great to have more of a feeling of an extended family.

[paddywak]

My sisters live localy and I see them 3-4 times a week, but the rest of the family including the bosses family live all over the place, but three of my nieces who live locally organise a family get together once a year usually on the Bank holiday at the end of August the first year they did it about 50 most of whom live fairly close turned up this year there were nearly 200. there were tents and caravans all over the place everybody chips in and on the Saturday night they have disco in the local village hall and on Sunday it's a big barbie, with a marquee and another disco with most of the street invited that lasts all night, for the younger ones that is, us oldies usually just retire indoors with a few cans and sit about gossiping. I think what makes it better is that we don't see too much of each other so when we do we enjoy it more

[luckywong]

i am so busy now.
about one time per year.

[zzxxee]

i see my parents about 3 times a week my brother a few times a year as he is now living in sweden.
My mother in law as little as possible !!!!

[ummmm]

Lol zzxxee...

My OH works with his Dad so they obviously see each other everyday. Don't see that much of the MIL now. She use to pop in every weekend with him being the eternal bachelor, now she seems happy to leave it up to me..

[zzxxee]

dont know if i could work with a relative must be worse if they are your boss

[ummmm]

They've been doing it for the last 15 years now. They are both supervisors so they often get sent to different jobs.

[kinell]

you can choose your friends but not your family

i see friends regularly

otherwise i would consider attending a family funeral but not the festivities afterwards

[ummmm]

Is that not a little sad Kinell? Or are you happy with that situation?

[pastafreak]

It's three years since I last saw my brother and his family......I may see them next year,as they are considering crossing the pond for a visit. I really can't afford to do so myself ........ ;-((
I have been trying to get him to try Skype......

Lil pasta is now in Oz-so I may not see her until she returns in May or there abouts......still trying to get used to the time difference.

It ain't easy.....and leaves me feeling quite lonely sometimes.....I envy all of you.....treasure your family ;-)

[Dris]

I dont visit them and they dont visit me.Sometimes blood isnt thicker than water -I dont mind as i'm happy to live my own life without silly famliy dramas -they do my head in.I'm emotionless when I think of them -been hurt by a matriachal mother once too often so I had to take myself out the family situation for my own sanity.
Im close to my daughter and we talk everday sometimes several times and see each other when we have spare time.I live a happy relatively stress free life now :)

[daffy654]

I never see any of my family... apart from my oh and son who I live with and my daughters and grandchildren when they visit me. Being pretty much housebound means I can't visit them. I'm quite happy about not seeing the rest of my family (3 brothers, 3 sisters and my mum) as I can't abide most of them.

[TheOtherHalf]

Our large family is scattered around the country too. but we have regular get togethers and theyre GREAT. Im furthest away, so cant always make them but try to get to see mum about 4 times a year at least. Shes 170 miles away unfortunately. My son comes up from London to Yorkshire probably twice a year. Hes at that stage where I dont think he would be bothered if we didnt push it a bit.
My neice who now lives in Indiana has just been across to her Mums in St Albans, so we all got together as we dont see her often, about every 2 years.
I dont confess to getting on like a house on fire with some of them, but still get together. You have to before its too late. We are all getting to the age now of wondering who will be the first of us to pop our clogs. Its not always the eldest, who is now 70. So make the most of it.

[fairycakes69]

Hi I see my mum once a week for an hour, thats as much as i take, she drives me nuts. And we have been going to the in-laws every Sunday for the last 20 years, for the last 3 minus our kids, now we take our 2 grandkids when we have them every second Sunday, seems to keep everyone happy, though sometimes I think it would be nice to have a Sunday to myself, hard to get out of it now though.