The glue to your family

MACKTEXAS said:
When thinking of immediate family plus all extended family, my female cousin on my mother's side had big family reunions and invited everyone in the family through all the years. Had it not been for her, most of us would not have stayed in touch. She was more self confident and friendly than anyone else in the family. She passed away 6 years ago and I still miss her. Picture of her in her twenties.

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:) She's beautiful, Mack
 

Definitely my sister. She never left the home town. My dad built her house near his own. She liked to entertain and was good at it. She kept track of everyone and opened her house to out-of-towners. Her husband was a people person as well. They were an attractive and well liked couple. I miss them.
 
Without a doubt, it would be my wife and I. We arrange almost all get-togethers and host most of the events. We had one outdoors event about 3 years ago that 38 family members attended along with 21 friends that were invited. Thankfully, we had it catered and didn't run out of food. What a party.

Normally, we do family only, but once in awhile, we have to repay favors and what is a better way than invite them to a catered party with ribs, chicken, burgers and about everything else. We limit the alcohol that is served. Our bartender keeps his eye on it. We have used these caterers for eight years and they have some great food that is prepared on site.
 
Jazzy1 said:
Who is/was the glue to your family?
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My family lacked glue. It was very authoritarian, and that just festered resentment.

I speak to my mother occasionally. She's now in her 90's. My siblings? I have no contact with them. My brother (older) tries sometimes, but he can't change who he is, and neither can I. Speaking for myself, I won't compromise because I see no way to do so without totally becoming subservient to ideas and beliefs I don't believe in and simply won't accept.

Of course, there is more to all this - but to answer he question, the glue was the wrong glue, and it became rancid and damaging.
 
Mom, for sure.

When dad would be out on sea-duty, mom kept us focused.
If we were in a new state, a new home, she always said 'Our Home traveled with Us'.

She would read letters from Dad to us and he would always include a 'special page' for each of us boys.

She was a strong, loving lady.

How she managed to stay sane with 3 boys who were five-years apart, always amazed me.
 
My parents were the glue that kept us all together. It's sad to say that when your parents eventually pass on then the old family traditions seem to fade away. I tried desperately to have Christmas every year at our place but then members of the family moved interstate and that was the end of that. My boys always try to be with me, now that their dad has passed on. I do miss those lovely times when we were all together.
 
I don't spend a lot my time trying to see through phonies!
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If I see a person carrying a plastic bag full of stuff from my place I know he stole schact!
 
I'm an only child and my parents are gone. The glue to my family is now my extended family. My hubby, and his sister and brother, are really close so they are now the glue that holds the family together. Unlike many siblings that fight, they are very close. The love they have for each other is nothing short of amazing. I wish I could have experienced that growing up.
 
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