I know I have written this in a blog before but it applys to this one as well. There is a saying: "You can pick your nose. You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family." I might also add that you cannot make someone be your family either even if they are blood related. My daughter said this to me when we spoke on the phone together last night.
She had a phone call from her aunt who is also her godmother. Her godmother had said she would call and finally she did. The call was full of apology and excuses about not keeping in touch. To her credit I think my daughter did not lose her temper but she didn't accept any half lame excuses either.
I cannot for the life of me understand how people can feel it's ok to ignore family. There has not been a cataclsylmic fight or anything to keep us apart other than just apathy I guess. I know all my kids aunts on their father's side keep in touch with each other. My daughter's aunt said as much that they talk at least once a day to each other. On the other hand, they don't have anything to do with their brothers or any of their familys.
I guess my daughter is right, you can't make someone be family if they don't want too.
