Originally Posted by mikeyddddd

My grandfather on my mother's side had 10 brothers and a sister. Four of them lived on the same street and two more lived in the same town as my grandparents, so I saw them all the time growing up.

I would spend the summers at my grandparents' house and played with my cousins and second-cousins every day.

Only 1 brother and the sister are still living, but I see my mom's cousins and their kids all the time whem I visit.

I also saw my grandma's brothers and sisters and their families all the time, but really didn't like spending too much time around those hillbillies.

My father's side was not real close. I didn't know my dad had an older half-sister until after I was an adult. I knew my grandpa's brother and his kids as well as my grandma's sister and two of her cousins. One of the cousins visits every Christmas or Thanksgiving, but that's the extent of contact with that side of the family.