How often do you talk to your family

[Ellie008]

I talk to my mom several times a week. Daily if they are traveling or doing interesting things, less often if they are just sitting around at home. Weekends I often don't talk to her because I'm too busy with the kids.
Aunts/uncles/cousins I keep up with on Facebook, but that is about it. I don't usually even see them at holidays anymore since we moved far away.
My brother I talk to a few times a year, usually when I'm trying to plan to see them either in summertime or at Christmas.
If I am out of town for work I will call DH maybe once during a 3-4 night trip. When he travels he often doesn't call me at all because he is working too much, but he only travels every other month or so and only for a few days at a time.

 

[indimom]

My sisters and mom have a running text chat, so we "talk" anywhere from daily to weekly. DH and I make a point of going to visit our parents every week or two, just to hang out and chat.
My younger sister is more like a friend so we hang out more than the others. I just took a trip to Chicago with her and my daughter last weekend.
My kids are 21 and 19, we text or call anywhere from daily to weekly. We definitely do not talk multiple times a day (except when we have a slow-moving text chat that spreads out over the day). I don't get to really talk or visit with them enough, but they are so busy right now it's hard to find a good time.
I see my aunts and uncles a couple times a year at family gatherings; and, sometimes bump into them around town. Same with DH's family.

 

[winterman]

My son, who lives 2 1/2 hours away, calls every Sunday morning. My daughter lives 5 minutes away and I see her at least 4 times/week. I also speak to her on the phone 2 to 3 times/week.

When my mother was alive, I would see my brother only when I visited her. (1 to 2 times/year) We went several years without contact until my husband died. He heard about that from the facebook contact between my daughter and his son and he called me. Since then (7 years), we have seen each other a few times, initiated by me, and many phone contacts, usually initiated by him. We now talk to each other every few weeks. I'm really happy about that because his health is deteriorating and I expect to hear, at any time, that he has died.

 

[kimblebee]

My parents I talk to every day or every other day. My sister and brothers usually text instead of call and it’s usually every week. We also see each other at my parents house for dinners. It’s nice that we all live in the same city..except my youngest brother. He lives in Toronto but comes home quite a bit during the year.

My only first cousins live in Australia. Most of my other cousins live in the city I think and I could pass them on the street and not know them.

 

[VandVsmama]

I talk to my sister about once a week. I speak to my nut job over the top dad on major holidays. My mom died 8 yr ago.

 

[pigletto]

I have a running text chat with my five siblings. It can be silent for a week or more and then one day there will be hundreds of texts. We make eachother laugh and genuinely care for one another. My parents I talk maybe weekly or every other week. We don’t just chat on the phone much but do a weekly dinner or spend a week at the cottage together.

My kids live at home and I see or talk to them daily most of the time. Dd is obviously more independent at 21 and she will often spend the weekend with friends so we might go a few days.

We talk to my inlaws pretty much daily over texting and see them once every week or two on average.

 

[luvsJack]

I used to talk to my mom every day. I haven't spoken to her in 4 years, since she passed away. I would give anything for one more talk.

That’s the hardest thing to get past when losing a parent. Or it was for me.

I talked to my mom every morning on my way to work while she was having her coffee. And sometimes at least one more time during the day.

It’s been 3 years and there are still times I think “I need to call and tell Mom about that”.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

Talk to my sister every day, and we go out just about every Saturday during the day to run errands and grocery shop. My extended family, I keep in touch on Facebook and we have a family get-together every couple of years.

 

[Kitty 34]

My sons......... several times a week
my mom........a couple of times week
one of my brothers......every day when he comes over for coffee
one of my sisters.......every Sunday when we go to the casino together
the other brother and sister.....whenever; usually a couple of times a month

 

[Julie's Haircut]

Both my parents are deceased.

I talk to my brother about twice a month and see him maybe every other month.

Cousins, etc. I rarely talk to them except on Facebook and see some of them once or twice a year. Some cousins I haven't seen nor spoken to in years, maybe decades. There's no rift, it's just that we have totally separate lives.

 

[MrsJackSparrow4Life]

I see my parents at least once a week, sometimes more. I talk/text my mother on average once a day. I see or talk to my brother and his wife about once a week. My husband works with my brother so he also sees him every week day. Don’t really talk to my sisters.

My MIL lives in the same neighborhood as us and we see her, her husband and my youngest BIL frequently. My FIL lives in another state so I have only seen him twice in 4 years. My husband talks to him a few times a year, more if we have big news.

We see my husband’s other siblings about once every month or two.

I have one cousin that is more like a brother so I see/talk to him a few times a month. Rest of the cousins are usually only at holidays or funerals, if that.

 

[motherof5]

My family is different I guess. I talk to my mom and sister every day

 

[DisneyHardin]

I see my mom and sister at church most Sundays and we generally go to lunch afterwards. I also text with both of them during the week. We live around the very close to my dad/stepmom and so we stop by there to say hey about once a week.

Extended family I really only see at holidays. I am pretty close to one of my cousins and we will sometimes talk on the phone or meet up a few times a year outside of family gatherings.

 

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

Daily since I live with them lol.
Its my parents, my oldest sister, my niece (when she's home from college like right now), and me.
My other sister is married with 3 kids and they live about 2 minutes away. Probably seem them once a week or maybe once every other week depending on the time of year.

Don't have too many other relatives around since both my parents were only children and they are now in their 70's.

 

[bellebud]

DID MY MOM PUT YOU UP TO THIS??? j/k

My Mom calls me 2-3x every day but I only call her back 1x because I have a life and don't have time to listen to her give me the play by play on Judge Judy. I've told her before that most 64 year old women do not call their 29* year old daughters 2-3x a day just to "check in" but she doesn't believe me. Other relatives I just email or txt because I hate talking on the phone. I am curious to find out how many times a day other parents feel the need to call their adult children, perhaps I'm the one with unrealistic expectation.

* this number is heavily exaggerated, I will never be older than this number.

This is my favorite response!!

 

[Julie's Haircut]

My Mom calls me 2-3x every day but I only call her back 1x because I have a life and don't have time to listen to her give me the play by play on Judge Judy.

After DW's father's second wife died, he'd often call DW 3 or 4 times a day to tell her what happened on Jerry Springer that day, or what was on sale at the supermarket, or that his neighbor's car was in the shop for repairs, or a dozen other mundane things. Yeah, I get that he was lonely and just needed someone to talk to.

 

[Simba's Mom]

I just have my mother, no siblings or cousins. We Email almost every day-used to visit her twice a year (she lives about 3 thousand miles away), but last year she decided she'd rather have me send her the money I'd use to visit, so that she could accumulate it for emergencies. Since then, we've Emailed but not spoken on the phone (she's very hard of hearing, so can't really carry on a conversation).

 

[mrsstats]

My parents are deceased. I speak with my brother and sister daily on most days. Don't speak with any cousins. Nieces and Nephews mostly online.

 

[low-key]

Maybe you can text your sis and say “ you know why I’m mad at you, right?” And she’ll respond and say, “ is it because xyz?” And then you’ll know.

I think its deeper then that

 

[a1tinkfans]

I used to talk to my dad 2-3 times a day every day & even got annoyed by him calling sometimes. But I REALLY miss that now more than anything. He died unexpectedly 2 years ago.

So sorry . Memories ..... keep them in ur
Thoughts.