Lost Relatives?

             Just last week I got back in touch with my baby cousin. If any of you follow my Google account you already know this, but here's the thing. I haven't seen her or talked to her in over five years. She is my father's sister's daughter. When we were kids we were best friends. She is now doing great. She's happy and well. That's all I could hope for.
             Now you might be asking yourself what that has to do with my blog at all (besides the family aspect), and the answer to that is also a question. How many of you have lost touch with a relative that you were once very close to? It could be a parent, sibling, cousin, aunt or uncle, anyone. I bet many of you have, I know that I've lost touch with my whole family on my father's side. And even on my mother's side I've lost contact with quite a few family members. Once again, this seems like nonsense and rambling, but I promise it's not. If you give me a chance I'd love to explain why I'm saying all of this.
            Before you realized that you lost contact with these important people did you notice? Did you think about them or notice their absence? After you realized the lost contact do you feel empty? Do you feel like a bad person? Or maybe even neglectful? The people who I've asked have all told me that they have felt all these things. Maybe it the idea that we've forgotten those who should matter most that makes us feel these things, or maybe we have missed these people all along but forgotten why we felt so hollow? I'm not sure, but I'm defiantly happy to have my cousin back in my life.

Thanks for reading

Until Next Time

~Laterayne