On my dad's side of the family, I have six cousins: Jenny, Melanie, Jeremy, Patrick, Ginger, and Billie. We're not close at all - in fact, I can't recall the last time I saw any of them or spoke with them. Jenny, the oldest, is 41. My brother is the youngest at 30. So, there's about 11 years between all of us.
On my mother's side of the family, I have three cousins: Koichiro, Daihuchi, and Tenei (all boys). Koichiro is 30, Daihuchi is 21, and Tenei is 6 or 7 (I can't remember). I've never met T and I'm hoping that I get to this trip. K and D are brothers (different dads), sons of Mom's sister, and Tenei is the son of my Mom's youngest brother, the priest. K actually came to my wedding in 2005 and has since gotten engaged to a girl. I hope I get to meet her too! I'm the oldest and only girl, at 31. T is the youngest at 6. There are 25 years between us. I find it amusing that T and my daughter L only have three years between them in age but are completely different generations in the family. Well, not that amusing I guess - my dad has two half siblings that are younger than me!
What about you? How did things work out with your cousins, especially age-wise?
Cousins. Ay.
ReplyDeleteOn my dad's side, there are 9 of us, and 5 spouses. Ages 17 to 35. I am 28 (I'm the middle cousin). 4 of us have 2 kids each, so there are 8 2nd cousins.
My mom's side is a little crazier. There are 18 cousins, and 12 spouses. Ages 27 to 50! I am the 2nd youngest cousin on this side. My oldest cousin is just a couple years younger than my mom! LOL. Most of us have kids, there are 29 2nd cousins total right now.