What’s It Like…?
What’s it like… having extended family caring that you exist?
@jesusredeemedme2425 for me I would say heartwarming, really glad huge kingdom is there who care me or even know me (I actually do have really big extended family) 💖💖💖😂😂 but sometimes I am tired of their kids, all I can say that part is a big fat annnoyyying 🤣🤣🤣
@KindleMissie 😂😂 that's it I don't want a family anymore😂😂
@Tinywhisper11 😂😂 hey hey don’t give up already! There are fun parts of family too and hey, we’re also your family now as Kiara said 🤍 Honestly, I love babies, and I love my nieces, nephews, and little cousins so much. They really do brighten my day with their laughter. But the chaos… oh the chaos 😂 While I’m trying to study, the elders are like “awww what a responsible child” meanwhile the little racers have already tasted my pens and pencils (yes, the pencil nibs were actually eaten 😭). My art colors and pens collection? Gone in seconds. Books and notebooks suddenly colorful and some pages just… disappeared. Phone storage full of kids’ games, laptop having an error because too many clicks at once 🤣🤣
Family = love, laughter… and absolute madness 😂💖
Why were they eating your pencils?????? Lol
@jesusredeemedme2425 because in their little baby minds, I think they genuinely believe everything tastes good! 😂😂 After that stage, I’d find their tongues, lips, and even their shirts all colorful 😭🎨 and then ofcourse I get scolded by their parents mostly my older cousins like, “Where were you when they ate this?!” while my uncles and aunts don’t even bother anymore because they already know their kids and grandkids are basically wilddd like a whole zooo species 🤣🤣🤣 Let me tell you a secret… they even like the taste of raw potatoes or potato peels or rocks 😂 You leave them alone for one minute and suddenly there’s a full-on potato and rock party happening 🥔🎉
Do… do they have pica???? XD
@jesusredeemedme2425 I guess so 😭😂 but do I feel worried? I don't know 😂😂😂 I am like policeman keeping them in my sight though 🤣🤣🤣
@jesusredeemedme2425
Hi Redeemedme! 😊 ❤️
I think that is a really great question! 😊 ❤️ As for me, I wouldn't know as I don't have such a thing.
Some may struggle with those kinds of things around the holidays especially? I don't, however I do recognize that it can be hard for others. Everyone's situation can be different and with that, for me, I tend to focus on what it is that I do have, be grateful and incredibly so and focus less on what it is that may or may not be lacking.
I focus on the good people that I have in my life. ❤️
*high fives* 😊 and *hugs* ❤️
@jesusredeemedme2425 I have no idea (cries with you) 😫😫😫
@Tinywhisper11
You are safe now 😇 and so am I.
We can sit back and wish that things had been different, that people had been different, but they just weren't. We can maybe find comfort that those "extended family" members are far away from us now-that's the blessing for us; that we can somehow still find our joy, the reason for the season and be grateful for safety in that way, as well as for so many other things.
I'm glad you are safe now sweet friend! ❤️ I'm glad that you have many in your life that love you, care for you, will protect you whether that is in real life or here on 7 cups.
So for me, I don't ask for anything for Christmas, but instead, I know that universe somehow allows me to still have a Christmas wish in my heart. Each year, I pick someone else to receive my Christmas wish, for them to have it for themselves, to send it along to them with love in my heart. ❤️ Isn't that the true meaning of Christmas anyway? That it's better to give than to receive?
I'm sending my Christmas wish to you Tiny! ❤️ My hopes are that God 😇 hears me, the universe hears me and if by chance I may have stored up any good Karma this year, I gladly give it all to you! 🎁
You are deserving of all things good and you are the most amazing of all of Santa's 🎅 elves! Santa loves you too, I know he does!
I hope you get to see some twinkle lights on a Christmas tree 🎄sometime before bed on Christmas Eve. I hope you pull up your covers, nice and snuggly and have good sleep and sweet dreams. This year, the last thing I do will be looking at my tree with it's little twinkle lights, pull up my covers nice and tight and think of you before closing my eyes to drift off as well.
Merry Christmas Tiny! 🎄
big, big, big *hugs* ❤️
@SparkyGizmo
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But… we’re your family <3
@jesusredeemedme2425 Reading through these replies has been really touching. 💛 This question opened up so many different stories and feelings, and it reminds me how deeply personal and complex the idea of “family” can be. For some, it’s something they were born into; for others, it’s something they had to find, build, or redefine over time. I just want to send warmth and kindness to anyone for whom this topic brings up pain, loss, or complicated emotions. 💖 Your experiences matter, and the way people here show care, safety, and understanding for one another is a beautiful reminder that family isn’t only about blood but it’s also about presence, protection, and love. 💖💖💖 I’m really grateful for the compassion in this space and for the people who show up for one another with such open hearts. Threads like this remind me that even when life hasn’t given us what we hoped for, connection and kindness can still find their way to us 🤍 Sending so much love and warm hugs to all lovely souls 🤗💖
@KindleMissie
Thank you sweet friend! 😊 ❤️
Your words are the very first thing I get to see when signing onto the platform today!
I am most grateful! ❤️ (and almost speechless) This was such an incredibly beautiful moment.
*high fives* 😊 and *hugs* ❤️
@SparkyGizmo Aww, thank you 💖 This made me smile so much 😊 Knowing my words met you at the start of your day makes my heart really happy. I’m so grateful for the warmth and care you bring into this space 💛
high fives 😊🙌 and hugs back 💖
@KindleMissie
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@SparkyGizmo 😊💖
@jesusredeemedme2425 difficult.
More eyes on you. More hopes- expectations. More people to disappoint. More people to lose.
Beautiful.
More ears to listen. More people to hold in tragedies. More to be proud of. More to love.
Its always the same, imo. Only child, or ten siblings. Small family or an extended one. Aunts and uncles or none. Cousins or empty spaces. Eveybody loves and everybody aches and its so different and yet just the same.
@jesusredeemedme2425
Can't say that i would know. But i was blessed to spend 22 years with my wonderful soulmate....before he passed. I consider myself extremely lucky.
I’m so sorry :(
@jesusredeemedme2425
Thank you, that's kind of you to say. I do consider myself blessed though to have had the wonderful years that i did. We all get a different hand of cards to play in this life.
@jesusredeemedme2425 Uhm..... I'll say "nice joke"😅 will never exist, impossible yk!!!!😁
Nooo idea. Probably nice though
Nooo idea. Probably nice though
That's the question I ask often ð¤£
@crimsonRaspberries1486 i can relate 😭