Do you get on well with your family?

bnt · 17-09-2011 12:42AM

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Really? You need question marks to identify a question? What happens when someone is conversing with you? Do they use sign language to signify that they're asking you a question?

Um ... I don't know whether or not you're serious there. Is your accent totally flat, no vocal inflections to indicate a question? At least Japanese people put "ka" at the end of questions. The written question mark was invented to show in writing what was already happening in speech.

Of course, some nationalities do take it too far ... :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpBYnL5fAXE

u_c_thesecond · 17-09-2011 12:54AM

wolf moon wrote: »

I know I've fooked up many times, so did she but looking at all that I think I get on well with people I love, I dont give a damn whether you call them family or whatever.. I have 2 people I love and thats enough for me, couldn't care bout all the aunties, etc. They're no use and only looking for money.

Excuse me, I have a bit of Captain in me :rolleyes: BUt I'm honest at least

I think we have missed a major point here ....

You have money ????;););)

jackie1974 · 17-09-2011 01:07AM

u_c_thesecond wrote: »

wolf moon wrote: »

I know I've fooked up many times, so did she but looking at all that I think I get on well with people I love, I dont give a damn whether you call them family or whatever.. I have 2 people I love and thats enough for me, couldn't care bout all the aunties, etc. They're no use and only looking for money.
Excuse me, I have a bit of Captain in me :rolleyes: BUt I'm honest at least

I think we have missed a major point here ....
You have money ????;););)

Fook off i was just about to ask him out lol

Karona · 17-09-2011 01:41AM

I love my Mam to bits, I'd do anything for her and she'd do anything for me. My Sister can be ok at times, she can be a fussy thing and a neat freak at the best of times but since she had her 2 kids we are closer.

My Dad is another story altogether, he can't talk to anyone he has to yell at them, not a very nice man to have a conversation with.

My Brother is a headwrecker at the best of times, but I think he just enjoys doing it.

But in my own way I do love them all and if anything ever happened I would be devastated.

LH Pathe · 17-09-2011 06:36AM

Only recently I've had to come out of my shell and start laying down the law, cos they're all phucking idiots.

W.Shakes-Beer · 17-09-2011 09:37AM

Get on well with my dad.

Me and my mam tend to go see things completely opposite to one another, usually leading to unnecessary tension.

emeraldstar · 17-09-2011 11:48AM

Yep, love them all. And like them too.

Caraville · 17-09-2011 11:51AM

Ah they bug me at times but 99% of the time we get on well. I'd be a bit different to the rest of my siblings but we rarely fight and see each other a lot.

I certainly wouldn't have chosen some of my aunts and probably one of my uncles but sure I don't see them too often anyway so it doesn't bother me too much.

Unless it's over something massive, I don't see the point in not getting on with family. Obviously there'll be times you don't get on, but I do think sometimes people can be a bit petty in arguments. Just be civil at the very least.

Novella · 17-09-2011 12:06PM

I love my family. Even if we're not getting on well or they are bugging me beyond belief, they are the ones who are always there no matter what and at the end of the day, you only get one family. I wouldn't swap 'em for the world.

NothingMan · 17-09-2011 12:15PM

My mam is the most important person in the world to me. She's not perfect but she's done so much for us and I'm sure any of us would do anything for her.

I love all my sisters but would only consider 2 of them friends, the other 5 I'm really close to but wouldn't really socialise with outside family events.

My brother's a little ****, quick tempered and blind ignorant but his heart's in the right place and I do love him.

My dad's messed up and alienated a lot of his kids but I keep a casual relationship with him and still enjoy having a pint with him once in a while.

Families are very complicated at times but simple fact is you can't change 'em so you just gotta love 'em.

Abi · 17-09-2011 12:55PM

I'm a Daddy's girl. The hen is bat-shit crazy, she'd drive the sanest person up the wall. Bro's I get on well with, sister in small doses. We've nothing in common really. Love them all though, and would do anything for them.

Mars Bar · 17-09-2011 01:42PM

Like and love them all. My sister and I get on like a house on fire.
My parents have always been there for me when I needed them even when they didn't know how to approach me.

citizen_p · 17-09-2011 01:54PM

I used to think my family was a bit fecked up but then i got talking to mates about theres and realise I probly have the most normal family, I get along with all my aunties/uncles/cousins (father has 17 brothers and sisters so theres alot) and very well with my immidiate family.

We arent emotional people, we don't hug and do all that yank feeling bull**** but we have the craic and get along well.

Savage Tyrant · 17-09-2011 02:17PM

My parents never should have had children. They aren't the nurturing kind. We never went hungry or wanted for any necessities. We were got good stuff when the money was available. But we just never felt loved or and real strong bond, especially with our father.
My mother has 6 siblings and only talks to one. My father has about 9 living siblings (was 13) and speaks to none.
I don't really speak with my brother cause he's a total headcase at his worst and an oddball at his best.
My sister though I'm very close with. 7 years younger than me she was always special to me. I felt like a father to her long before I became a father myself.

Storminateacup · 17-09-2011 03:12PM

I love my father and I love my brother. Rest of them, meh. Don't wish any harm on them but I dont really have anything to do with them.

Would consider my father to be one of my best friends

Richard Hillman · 17-09-2011 05:08PM

Dont really talk to them that much. I dont not get on with them, we just have no reasons to talk to each other. I do give my respect to my parents for paying for stuff for me when i was young. If i were getting married tomorrow i would invite them just for the sake of it, it wouldnt really mean much to me of they were not there. My sister wouldnt get an invite because i hardly ever talk to her. Nothing against her but she is as close to me as a random bloke on the street. I havnt had a conversation with her in years. I talk to my dad briefly about football or horse racing for a max of 20 seconds a week. My "conversations" with my mother would be nothing but yes and no questions. They are all very cold relationships mainly due to myself.

The strange thing is, we all live together :pac:

sonic85 · 17-09-2011 06:32PM

love my family - there the only people in the world i can rely on to be honest. my da wrecks my head at times but i get on grand with him. my ma is fantastic really - i can always have a laugh with her. my sister is 13 years younger than myself but much the same as my mother we get on great. my brother is mental really and i dont talk to him that much but we get on ok when we do talk or get together.

id do anything for my family to be honest and i wouldnt change any of them

previous user · 17-09-2011 06:38PM

can't relate to my mother any more she comes across as cold and distant, we have about 10 minutes of conversation a week, father got thrown out of the house for drinking constantly, I think that destroyed what was left of our family, I have better conversations with strangers on the street, get on with my brother very well and his family.

Eve_Dublin · 17-09-2011 06:39PM

From a large family and love them all. We get along great, they've all got a great sense of humour and have massive hearts, but 3 of us live outside the country and don't see each other much...we'll all be home for Chrimbo this year which warms the cockles of my heart thinking about it.

OneArt · 17-09-2011 06:58PM

My parents drive me mad in some ways but since I moved out I find I do get on better with them. They came to visit me one weekend and we had a fantastic time. So yeah I do get on with my family.

I've still got family in South Africa whom I rarely ever see but I'm still incredibly close to. We always make sure we talk at least once a week. Not hugely close to my Dad's side of the family though ironically.

Looking forward to visiting them at Christmas though!

cofy · 17-09-2011 06:59PM

I get on better with my mother and father since I moved out!!!. My younger sister is my best friend. My older sister bugs the bejesus out of me - with her "life is so easy for everyone else" - we've been hearing that tune for the last 20 years so it's a bit jaded now.

OP would you consider in-laws family?

18-09-2011 12:09AM

I'm a lucky sod. My family are the best people you could ever hope to meet.

LaLucy · 18-09-2011 03:03AM

bnt wrote: »

Is that a question. Ever heard of question marks. They are used to close off questions? Don't you find this painful to read.

To answer the question: there's a difference between biological relatives and "family". I have some of the former, but they aren't my friends and ceased to be "family" many years ago. Sharing genes with you does not give someone a right to be a dick or dickette to you. :rolleyes:

dickette is the best word ever!

Saila · 18-09-2011 03:18AM

yes, but they can be dicks at times, I love them, but not warts n all if you know what I mean, you dont get to pick your family afaik so you notice the good things and deal with the bad

stovelid · 18-09-2011 03:26AM

I love my family but not really emotionally close with my dad (although I respect him to bits for dispensing his duties as a dad and all that ) but I'm very close to my mum and two sisters.

Zip_zap · 22-09-2011 06:12PM

Not close with any of them really! I moved to a new country two months ago and haven't heard a peep from any of my siblings (my twin included) since, despite sending a mail to all of them to let them know I got here ok, weather etc.

I thought we were closer, but I s'pose this has been a learning curve. I've a tricky relationship with my mother but it's better than before now and probably as good as it'll get! I'm probably closest to my dad but not close at the same time if you get me. Love them all to bits and would do ought I could for them at the same time though, even if I can't rely on 'em for t'pence

Temptamperu · 22-09-2011 06:15PM

I get on great with them... they just dont like me

--LOS-- · 23-09-2011 04:59AM

I tolerate them by keeping my distance, I don't think I could even say I loved my parents, when I think what (good) have they ever done for me, I can't think of anything..
Tbh they have done nothing but put me down my entire life, never supported anything I wanted to do, are always there to criticise, I don't think they would have this view at all but I rather keep the peace and keep my distance.

LH Pathe · 23-09-2011 05:07AM

You should try to patch that up. However it took me til 30.. Insist on no bickering and nothing personal. or too close to home. usually a good start .. Unless other complications. just lay down the law, sieze the initiative

Fieldies Dreams · 23-09-2011 05:13AM

pragmatic1 wrote: »

I've just come to the realisation that I dont enjoy the company of most of my family. We're just not compatable as people. I'd do anything for them but **** me they're like aliens. So are the rest of you close with your family.

I killed all my family with a rusty axe but id like a new one

Do you get on well with your family?

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