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Neither. They died of old age some time ago. Have felt all the emotions both negative and positive and derived what understand I could. Am at peace with it all now.
You have no siblings then? I have a younger sister. Thank you for your reply hartfire. I'm glad you are at peace. :)
I hope you realize how very lucky you are Rhino. I hope it lasts forever or as long as y
ou all do. Thank you for your reply and Happy Monday to you! :)
It makes me happy. My family is small (I'm an only child, I only have one first cousin, and a number of grandparents have died), but I am proud of my family and its origins and I don't mind talking about them at all.
I always thought my family was like growing up in a bus station. Lots of familiar faces, but no distinction between acquaintances and relatives. I was over 50 before I realized that my mother had brothers and sisters.
Disappointed, sad, but I still consider myself lucky.
What is left? Very sad, indeed. None of them mean that much to me any longer.
As long as the conversation does not include mention of my father or his brother I'm happy.
Very, very happy. We have four adult children and 8 grandchildren plus one great grandchild. I also have 2 siblings who I love and respect with all my heart.
A bit of both, sometimes. I just have one immediate family member left now, and talking one of the other two does make me kind of sad, at this time.
Hi SA. :) 
It makes me very happy .. but since I found out my granddad is terminal and therefore dying.. it is making me very sad and upset.
I'm having a hard time of it for various reasons.
When I'm with my granddad I hide my pain because I don't want to upset him and I know it would.
It's a mixed bag for me. There has been a lot of loss in my family so I am sad about that. But I also found my mother's side of the family on FB. They all live in Canada and some do speak English. It's been a thrill getting to know them and meet a few!
Hi Piper. Good seeing you after being away for a while.
It's hard losing family and even harder when you don't have the closeness of another member to help you through it. I don't even know my sister anymore and it makes me so sad that we aren't grieving our mother together. My husband and my friends have been a tremendous support, so I am blessed there.
Hugs to you.
That must have been so cool, PeaPod, meeting those long-lost relatives. 
It was Piper! The one aunt that I am now closest to knew me as a baby! She came to the states as a teenager to help my mom care for me. Of course I have no memory of that, but it's really nice to know that she knew our family way back when. I feel very lucky to have found her and some others now. Facebook can be a great thing!
I'm glad, Peas. I do think FB can be a great thing, for finding lost friends and relatives. I found my very first human best friend again, through it, and my second one found ME. :)
It's always good to see you too, Peas. Yes, the apparent indifference or intentional cruelty of another family member, sure doesn't help anything, when grieving the loss of a loved one.
Hugs back..... :) 
I have a younger sister, diagnosed NPD.
I have nothing to do with her.
Only way to avoid conflict.
I am very sorry to hear that m'dear. I know about estran 
gement too and it is always sad. Thank you for your reply and Happy Wednesday Piper! :)
((hugs)) Condolences for what you are having to endure right now cherry. I think that is showing him a great deal of love. He can see your smiling face and see the love and he won't be burdened by seeing your tears. It is a good thing you do. You can cry later. Just not yet. Thank you for your reply cherry. ((hugs))
