When I was growing up, our extended family got together on a weekly basis. We seldon spent an entire week at home and often spent the night with my mothers family. Cousins and uncles and aunts were very close. There were never enough beds so we slept on pallets on the floor. I always spent a week with my grandmothers and my favorite aunt in the summer.

Somehow that closeness has gone the way of many good things that are past. There was no air conditioning and people moved their beds outside and slept under the stars. No one would dare do that now just as no one dares leave unlocked doors. Don't get me wrong, air conditioning is wonderful.

Once a year we get together for a family reunion. Not all of the grand nieces and nephews can be pressured to attend.
The small grandchildren have a ball. I may talk to my sister 3 or 4 times a year and we seldom see each other except at the family reunion. What has happened to all of us? I am as guilty as anyone else of being caught up in the dailyness of life. We just don't take the time to nurture family relationships.

Is everyone like us?