Sugarkane Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Is anyone else in this situation? Framily means friends that are family, instead of an extended family. With people moving far away for work etc some people's families aren't close. My dads side is like this. Most of them live not far from us. But his side of the family isn't close at all. My aunt [his sister] utterly hates children aswell and never had any of her own. I only see them about once a year on christmas. If I have a problem I'm far more likely to go to a friend, than a relative. My mothers side is closer to each other. But unfortunately they live approx 2 hours away. I wish they live closer. My parents for some reason when they got married years ago, decided to live near my dads family. Doesn't make any sense considering we never see them. You can only try so much with people, if they don't care what can you do? And living near my mums side would've been much closer to my dads work. Is anyone else in a similar situation? Link to post Share on other sites
PollyIvy Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 I am in my 40's and in the process of separating from my husband. We are both moving VERY far away from where we are now. I have 3 kids. I am moving back to my home city - my parents and siblings have left the area, but I have an amazing 'family' there - framily. None of my friends has kids, and they are all odd, and everyone is ready to welcome me and my kids into the fold. It will be a new, and I hope warm, loving experience for my kids. I would never have to guts to go through with this move if it weren't for my close, life-long friends. I've known everyone since we were teenagers. Building your own family out of friends is wonderful. My friends have been there for me for 20+ years. Just to say - I love my family, too. It 's just that we are so scattered, and everyone is so far away. Link to post Share on other sites
eerie_reverie Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 I live in a city I moved to for a job, where I have no deep-rooted connections. All my family are thousands of miles away - in a city I have never lived in. It sucks but I hope it's given me thicker skin. It's hard to build framily out of nothing - especially when you are in your 20's and everyone around you DOES have family around, and are preoccupied with creating one of their own. It's easier to get really good at being lonely. Link to post Share on other sites
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