Okay ladies. Chill. The Alix has returned for another exciting update! *takes a bow* I AM NOT COCKY!!!
Okay. Maybe I should preface what I’m about to say with this: for the most part my family sucks.
I don’t mean my immediate family…they’re pretty tolerable most of the time. I mean like my grandma, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. (That’s a lot!) Well let me explain what I mean by that.
On my dad’s side (his parents/siblings) I have…two relatives that actively try to have a relationship with me. The others (and he has seven brothers and sisters) have basically gone into shun mode. They can be such…bitches for lack of a better word. Like my cousin Troy was in jail and the first thing he wanted to do when he got out was to go see his grandmother. So he went to his house and the ENTIRE TIME HE WAS THERE SHE COMPLETELY IGNORED HIM. I don’t care if he killed an entire busload of children and ate their parents for breakfast. You don’t freaking do that! She’s supposed to be this devout god fearing Xian. And then she goes in all her self-righteousness ignores him because he “shamed the family.”
She was a bitch before then. Like I was saying before. The others have gone into “shun mode.” Some stuff happened in the family and the entire family took sides, and me and my siblings didn’t do anything, but since we are my parents’ children we suffer. They don’t even make an effort to send a card for birthdays…nothing. But they’re “good Christians.” Half of them make their money in the church. Fucking Southern Baptists.
My mom’s parents got divorced when she was eight years old. She hardly ever talks to her dad so needless to say, she hardly talks to his family. But she does still talk to her mother. It’s not that they’re mean but they don’t make an effort to…do anything. And indifference hurts just as badly.
Anyway. So her dad’s family. Her cousin on her dad’s side just made contact with us a few days ago. I have my reservations, as most people would with two f-ed up families. But my mom assures us that the only “messed up” one is her dad and that his family is decent. Her cousin’s name is Pedro. He sent pictures last night. Those people…look genuinely happy. My great-grandmother is TINY. MINISCULE. She looks dwarfed by great uncle Victor who’s about my height. And I’m only 5’2”. Oh also Victor is a flamer. The most famous one in Pachuca (the city they live in). That’s in Hidalgo, Mexico for the geography buffs.
Anyway. Pedro has been looking for my mom for like three years. This is really cool. I’m getting another shot at having a normal family. He may be visiting for Christmas. Which is awesome because he knows English! It won’t be awkward like with my grandma Lupe and my mom’s brothers and sister! And I may be able to spend the summer in Mexico!!! -^^-
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