My family is messed up. Seriously.
I used to get so aggravated with my dad for not telling me stuff that was going on with the cousins and aunts and uncles that I didn’t see. I had one cousin (we’ll call him C) that I more or less stayed in touch with. He was in the military so he and his wife moved around a lot. I went down to visit them a couple of times when they were living in Kentucky. On more than one occasion, I have called him to find out about something going on here with my family.
My grandmother passed away last December and since I had the opportunity to see nearly all of my cousins, I was thrilled to find out that a lot of us were on Facebook. I immediately friend-ed them and started paying attention to their updates. I started writing back and forth a lot with C’s younger brother, M. I was even involved in a Fantasy Football league with both of them and their dad this year!
So, when I read on Facebook tonight that M is a new uncle, I was quite surprised. I had no idea that C and his wife were expecting. I called another cousin on FB. She had no idea. She called her mom (my dad’s sister) and she had just found out two weeks ago and forgot to mention it.
I had to call my dad and apologize tonight for all those times I’ve been angry with him over things like this. Clearly, he comes by it honestly. And clearly, even communicating with someone on a weekly, if not daily basis, still doesn’t mean you have the first clue what’s going on in their lives.
*sigh*
My family is messed up…