Dear Queenie,
My cousin has children the same age as mine, but the only time I see her and the children get to see each other is when we are invited to a special occasion that involves gift-giving, like Christmas or the birthday of one of the kids. It’s not like they need more stuff, they already have more than they have room for.
If we don’t go, we hardly ever see any of them. They might come over if we invite them for a BBQ or something like that, but like I said, they don’t invite us to anything except special occasions.
Queenie, how can we stay closer to them?—Sad cousin
Dear Cousin,
Continue to attend her children’s special events, but instead of giving them things, offer to take them on special outings where you can get to know them better, and invite them to family functions.
Try to remember that being your cousin does not make her one of your best friends.
