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My nephew, who is going to college out of state from his hometown, is always telling me I am the only relative who asks about his life in college. I ask him about his classes, teachers, friends, etc. No one else ever asks him anything.
Why don't relatives during the holidays have a honest sincere interest in us?. They only want to talk about inane things and themselves.
Maybe it's because we only speak or see each others on holidays...
My grandmother gets upset when I don't call for Christmas, but quite frankly, I don't understand what the big deal is. She doesn't call for my birthday and vice versa. I didn't hear from her when I graduated from high school. She didn't tell me about her traveling to Europe for 40+ days. So, why does it matter whether or not we speak?
My nephew, who is going to college out of state from his hometown, is always telling me I am the only relative who asks about his life in college. I ask him about his classes, teachers, friends, etc. No one else ever asks him anything.
Why don't relatives during the holidays have a honest sincere interest in us?. They only want to talk about inane things and themselves.
My own parents never asked me about my classes, etc., let alone other relatives. I think people tend to assume that college is a lot of fun, and they assume students are having fun. Maybe they don't want to hear the details about academic pursuits. Beats me.
My nephew, who is going to college out of state from his hometown, is always telling me I am the only relative who asks about his life in college. I ask him about his classes, teachers, friends, etc. No one else ever asks him anything.
Why don't relatives during the holidays have a honest sincere interest in us?. They only want to talk about inane things and themselves.
We do ask college age relatives about college and other aspects of their lives. In fact, my siblings and I are usually pretty knowledgeable about what our nieces and nephews are currently doing, including their "hopes and dreams". And, yes, I believe that we are sincerely interested.
I suspect that it may be your relatives that have difficulties with communication.
Every family is different. One family's "sincere interest" is another's "busybody nosiness."
How very true!
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