"I don't know if the fact that I grew up over four hundred miles away from any extended family makes me unusual among Americans"
Same with me. Between the ages of eight and eighteen, I saw my cousins exactly twice.
It must have been harder on my parents, back in those days before email, when long-distance phone calls cost a fortune. I remember that, whenever my maternal grandmother called, it was a Big Deal.
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Date: 2019-01-15 09:51 pm (UTC)Same with me. Between the ages of eight and eighteen, I saw my cousins exactly twice.
It must have been harder on my parents, back in those days before email, when long-distance phone calls cost a fortune. I remember that, whenever my maternal grandmother called, it was a Big Deal.
Glad you got to do the family trail!