November 8, 2005

  • Recently I attended a large family gathering.  Normally, I avoid
    these types of events because for the most part I'm not very social to
    a majority of my relatives. It's the pessimist in me thinking that I'm
    just going to get scrutinized about my life. Usually I just hang out
    with my immediate family or with my girlfriend in these parties, but
    I'll attempt to socialize with my relatives if the opportunity presents
    itself. The funny thing here is that there are some cousins of mine
    that I used to be really close with...ohhh...ten years ago.  But
    since then I've grown apart from their lives and I can't believe how
    much of a struggle it can be to start conversations with them. 
    Then there's the cousins who I can't even remember their names, but clearly
    they know who I am. *sigh* Sometimes I wonder if I'm "odd" for being so
    anti-social with my relatives, or is this normal for most everybody?