Did anyone else not grow up with much extended family?

[empressjamila]

I feel like such an outlier bc every Somali person I know has a gang of cousins and lots of extended family around them. I haven’t even met most of my cousins tbh because they live in other countries. I only met some of my dad’s side of the family for the first time a few years ago. So I’m not very close to my extended family obv (apart from a couple aunts that I message every now and then) and none live in my city

It gets a little lonely around Eid and whatnot but it is what it is. At least I have my immediate family. And the way I see it at least I got less family drama to deal with and less people in my business. Anyone else can relate

 

[ChiefFizzy]

My cousins names don't come up anymore after my parents heard that one of them ended up getting locked up. I made friends who are Somali, ended up becoming a family friend(s).

 

[Qeelbax]

I grew up with my grandparents especially my moms grandma

 

[ChiefFizzy]

I grew up with my grandparents especially my moms grandma

wish I had grandparents, my dad damn near 70, and 19, wish I got to see them.

 

[Trapmacalin]

Yeah I can relate. Everyone from my dads side of the family all live in Somalia and I have like 50 first cousins there so growing up I had no connection to my dads family other then the times I spoke to his siblings andryanna grandparents on phone. In the few recent years I been back to xamar and met them. On my mum side my mum only has one sister who lives in the diaspora but a different country to us

 

[Nasser Nyerere]

You’re not alone on that op, my oldman never allowed us to go to weddings or mingle with our relatives. Its soo awkward when i meet them once every 4 years or so and they ask me if i remember them and I’m just there staring at them like



I guess it is what it is.