Question of the Day, Wednesday, April 26, 2023

[neely]

Good morning and Happy Whiskers Wednesday! Next week will be five years since my cousin passed away. Although not in my immediate family she was definitely my favorite relative. She was 10 years older than me so I looked up to her and called her my big sister. She was kind, thoughtful and wise which is why I felt I could tell her anything. I even became a teacher to follow in her footsteps. I think of her often and feel grateful she was a part of my life.

WHO IS YOUR CLOSEST RELATIVE THAT IS NOT A PART OF YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY?
(Remember immediate family members are parents, grandparents, spouses and children so it has to be someone other than them.)

 

[iPappy]

I'm sorry for your loss neely she sounds like she was an absolutely amazing person.
I am not close to any of my relatives. Most of them have passed and the rest of them have made it clear they think I'm a joke.

 

[NY cat man]

Probably Michele's older brother. He is only a year younger than me, and we have similar life experiences, as in we both are veterans, only he went to Vietnam, and I didn't, and we have many interest in common.

 

[neely]

Most of them have passed and the rest of them have made it clear they think I'm a joke.

Oh no, that's awful but it's their loss. We think you're grand!

 

[MoochNNoodles]

My cousin. We were born 28 days apart. My mom still likes to tell the story about the time my dad took her and my aunt to a mall while they were both heavily pregnant. They were walking with my dad in the middle and people were giving him dirty looks! Apparently they couldn’t understand that he wasn’t having children with 2 different women at the same time.

We’ve always been pretty close even though we are very different people in a lot of ways. I had 2 maids of honor at my weddings because they were both so important to my. One was my best friend since high school and the other was my cousin. I couldn’t choose between them. Apparently as babies we would cry if the other one did. We had a lot of fun together. Even if she did blame a stain on Grandma’s white bedspread on me!

The only thing I didn’t like was that our birthday gifts were always duplicates and she was born first. So id see what my gift was going to be a month ahead of time! I also got things in the ugly primary yellow and green of the 80s because I wouldn’t fuss and my cousins would so they got all the red/pink or blue versions. It’s probably why I learned to speak up for myself. But I also don’t like not getting to choose things for myself.

 

[game misconduct]

probably my bro in law i infected him with the fishing bug by taking him to the pier with me every night to fish the first summer he got with my lil sister. then turned him into a hockey fan during the playoffs

 

[strider rose]

im going to say mamanyt1953 , im very fond of her

 

[iPappy]

im going to say mamanyt1953 , im very fond of her

I agree!!!

 

[Margot Lane]

My eccentric deceased second cousin once removed who turned down advances from Tennessee Williams and who asked me to explain the endings of plays to him, as due to narcolepsy he’d fall asleep before the curtain fell.

 

[lizzie]

I will say without a doubt my niece Dana.She's the adopted daughter of my half brother.Very long and complicated story,but we found each other after many years and she is just a joy to my heart.

 

[catloverfromwayback]

Nobody - I seldom met my aunts and uncles and wouldn’t recognise any of my cousins. Mum was youngest of ten and they all lived far apart. For that matter I’m not close to my siblings; too big an age gap with my sister and I haven’t seen my brother in forty years, nor ever wished to.

 

[Winchester]

My brother and sister. Both are great people and I love them.

 

[MonaLyssa33]

I'm definitely closest to my sister, but she's still technically my immediate family. For someone other than her... I honestly don't know. Maybe my brother-in-law or nieces?