If your family weren't your family, would you still talk to them?

My family IS my family and I don't.

I don't talk to a lot of people, but there's no reason I'd specifically avoid them. I lucked out, and they're pretty cool people.

More to the point, my family are the people who shaped who I am in both nature and nurture. If they weren't my family, I would not be me.

If my family weren't my family, they wouldn't talk to me...

My mom and sister - Yes, they cool

My dad - He trolls liberals as a pass time and is effectively a MAGAt. No

I barely talk to them now.

Hell yeah. My family is weird and fun.

I play in a weekly D&D game with my dad, aunt, uncle, and cousin's husband. We all have weird craft habits.

Then I married into a massive family of very decent people. My brother in law adopted three sons before having two of his own. Several of the extended family teach or taught in public schools.

Then there's my extended family of cool people, friends I've curated over decades, most of whom have met my actual biological family.

Takes a lot before I give up on family!

Nope, they’re mostly selfish assholes in my family

My family is my family and I don't talk to them

No. I have nothing in common with any of them. If I met one from work out such I’m sure we’d be friendly but I can’t imagine more.

they are ultra religious, i am agnostic, not fun, would avoid

Is it cheating if I'm no contact with my mom already?

My mother/brother/sister, yeah - sure. My wife/daughters/son - Probably not. I look at them every day and wonder how I got so lucky.

If I somehow met my sister as like a friend of a friend, we'd get along. As for the rest of my family, I'm just waiting for them to die so I don't have to answer their phone calls anymore.

Not a chance

Probably not. I mean, husband yes, but otherwise I doubt it.

Nope.

I live with my family and don't talk to them.

They're fine people, but we don't really share any interests. I'd be unlikely I'd ever meet them.

No.

We're like the random other adults you interact with sometimes, because you live near them or something. We get along when we have to talk. If it wasn't for holidays each year we never would.

Yes, or at least the ones I actually talk to.

No

I talked to my parents. But not my sister because there were enough people on here who spout incoherent conspiracy theories. I don't need to hear it in person.

Did you know that there are pyramids, built by an ancient technologically advanced civilization, under the Atlantic Ocean? Because my sister does. Also the covid vaccine is bad for you, but that's a boring one.

My younger brother: absolutely. He's funny AF and knows a lot of stuff I don't.

The rest of them: oh hell nah.

Siblings yes, just about everyone else no. We have no interests, morals, or politics in common.

I lucked out and my family are really good and are honestly rather nice people to talk to and be around. But I also really suck at starting conversations, so they'd have to take the lead.

... I've recently been trying to make more of an effort to talk to my mum. She won't be there forever, after all.

My dad, probably. My mom, absolutely not. Of course, I barely talk to anyone I don't live with, and I'm 38, so I wouldn't actually talk to either of them.

No. And while they are my family….also still no. I value my wellbeing.

They are my family and I don't talk to them, because BPD destroys relationships.

I'll be honest, every time I feel like I can express my opinions about my family one of them manages to find it. This may be how I learn I have cousins on Lemmy.

So I'll just mention my parents, who've become more like friends since my physical distance from them has increased over the last 20 years. And they're all (including step-parents) weirdly (considering their siblings, nieces, and nephews) progressive.

This is really tough. I have two members who have such problems they are basically wards of the state. They are the only folks I know living in halfway houses. I doubt I would know them if they were not family. This sorta goes for many members to. They are fine but we move in different circles and they are not likely to be part of my crowd. Heck even my favorite brother tends to be a bar fly and way back when we might have met in a library or such. Im sure I would think of him as the cool guy from the library and maybe we would talk a bit if we bumped into each other there.

No and I'm already to that point.

It's just my two older brothers that are left. One is a narcissist and not worth my time. The other is a rabid Gravy SEAL who would rather have Kyle Shittenhouse as his brother than me.

It's not just politics that separates me from them, there is a lot of family history of disrespect and attempted abuse.

One of them, but none of the rest.

Yes

Some I would definitely talk to regularly, some I already don't talk to even though they are family.

Nah, probably not. They're fine but I have not much in common with them. I talked to one sibling for the first time in five years last year. I send another a happy birthday text once a year. I talk to the one living parent a couple times a year. Theres no bad blood between them and I.

We are a pretty independent family anyway, always have been. I see friends call up their parents weekly or even daily and I find it so strange to have a connection to them like that. Who just...calls up a family member randomly?

My mom: for sure.

Dad and sister: hell no

Yeah definitely they are cool human beings

I’d talk to my brother 100%

LMAO fuck no

Moral and societal obligations are the only two reason I have anything to di with any of them

There are better members of my family, and there are worse. I'd keep relations only with people who deserve it.

I barely talk to them and they are my family...

The ones who are left, yes.

My dad if he was still living, yes.

The family of my ex aren't family anymore and I do talk to them too.

My mom I wasn't close to. My many siblings I get along with fine but don't see often. My kids are closer with me and with each other, maybe it skips a generation. They don't talk to their dad much but he burned that bridge.

Only my older sister. Not my oldest sister though; we don't have a lot in common.

Half of them, no. They don’t understand me, don’t respect me, and think their opinion is the same as objective fact — and think Google is their credible source for all things. In fact, when the one person dies who is the only reason I speak to that side of the family, I’ll probably just stop, since I’ll no longer feel any obligation to do so.

I wouldn't talk to my kids. Someone might think I were a pedophile.

Yes. I would definitely want to. If you love your family then you would hopefully agree with me.

My family have lots of interesting things to talk about, and I could only find out by being willing to listen. That's also why you should try to respect your family, especially your parents.