My family only gets together on Thanksgiving and Christmas and that's it. We [i] rarely [/i] see each other throughout the rest of the year. Then I have to put up with my fake ass aunts and uncles who pretend they care about the rest of us. My cousins are usually off doing their own things and I just go for the food and come back home. I'd rather hang out with my friends more honestly, at least I know they're straight up about everything. I see other people I grew up with being super close with their relatives whether its cousins, uncles, aunts etc and sometimes I get jealous because I wish I had those same bonds. All those families seem to have so much fun hanging out nearly every weekend whether its a holiday or not. My family would rather talk behind each other's backs and act fake when we see each other. As I grew older I began to avoid most family gatherings because I don't want to put up with that. I already know how they are. Most of all I miss my older brother so much. Ever since he got married we see him less and less. I love my sister-in-law for turning my brother's life around but she's super bossy and pretty much is the one in charge. He's a truck driver so its rare whenever he visits. My older sisters I could never stand as they made fun of me and put me down my entire life and still do whenever they get the chance. My dad's family side is absolutely massive and I hardly know a fraction of them. My mom's side is the side where everybody acts fake and I know them better.