Hi everyone
I want to start calling family members more regularly, I usually only talk to most of my family on holidays. It’s important to me to make the most of the time I have with each of them.
Should I just start calling those I want to talk to once a week? How do I frame it when I reach out to them? What if I’m bothering them? What do I talk about if we’re somewhat distant? I can talk to my grandmas okay but I have a hard time carrying a convo with people like my grandpas, my dad, etc because I don’t know what to even talk about.
Thank you in advance!
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Explain your thoughts just like that. You wished you had a closer relationship. My family keeps a set date and time (early in the morning before chaos starts). After you establish they are having a good day, etc. ask them something from childhood or teens. Did they ever get in big trouble? What was the best thing their mom cooked? What are as their first friend like?
I was shocked to learn that during World War II, my great aunt and uncle had to pretend they were not married and live a part for three years during their first part of the marriage. Who knew?!