
Elise:
I just got back from DC and shopping.
The car rides with the extended family are the worst. I can't escape from their probing questions from there. Why can't they talk about trivial things like the weather or what we're going to have for dinner. Why do they have to ask me really personal questions like if I I have a boyfriend or if I'm going to have kids in the future? How should I know? I'm not even going to think about having kids until I'm in my 30s.
It's awkward talking to them. I know they're blood related but I haven't seen them since I was 5 and I don't remember any memories that they remembered. They're practically strangers to me. God, I sound so cold but it's the truth 😭
Oh no, that's a bit of a bummer. Too invasive. Who cares about that in this day and age?
It doesn't sound cold, not to me anyway. Those family gatherings can get pretty awkward. Here we sort of also have this tradition of getting everyone together and the incessant prying into our lives but since some 5 years or so ago, I've become immune to those questions. My aunts sometimes are a problem, but I'm training them ahaha