I'm an only child, and a bit like Dipsy, a lot of my relatives are much older than me as my Mum is the youngest of four (my Uncle, the oldest of her siblings is in his 70s and old enough to be my Mum's Dad!). Actually, there is another likeness to Dipsy's family in the respect that I have an Uncle, Auntie and cousin that live in Canada. They have lived there all my life, but they were all born in England.
My Dad has a sister who he can't stand, so I don't have a relationship with her. My Dad's Mum is the only Grandparent of mine that I've ever known - my Mum's parents and my Dad's Dad all died before I was born. My Grandma is the only one from my Dad's family that I've had any sort of relationship with as his family aren't the nicest of people. My parents don't have a good relationship with my Grandma, but they've still seen a lot of her and done a lot for her over the years.
To be honest, except for my parents, I am not close to any of my family. I used to be close to my Grandma, but I have become more and more aware (since being a teenager and now an adult) how manipulative and nasty she can be. I get on well with my Mum's brothers and sisters, but for obvious reasons we don't see them very often.
That's my story
