Family Ties that Bind

Dearest relative, there are several reasons I don't call enough to appease your obvious need for communication. The initial point to make is that "enough" is really decided by the neediness of the beholder. While you may believe this subjective quantity is several times a week or possibly a day, I feel that chance meetings at weddings and funerals fills our communications quota nicely. But to address the issue directly, becoming an adult is fraught with responsibility. The one obligation you are actually allowed to cast off is the forced relationships forged by blood. Familial acquaintances are can be held up to the standards I hold for the rest of the world. This does not bode well for you.