How do i reunite my family?

[farplaces]

What you are doing, Lit, is pushing your mom to do what you think is best and not for what she thinks is best for herself. She has her own reasoning for not hanging on to a physical contact and it's obvious your relatives two hours away share your mom's feelings.

They are adults with issues not dumped on their children and if children should try to open these issues then more problems evolve. There is no harm to tell your mom that you would enjoy more closeness to your cousins, but don't expect the same of her or even the reasons why she may have no interest.

I would suggest you first email or call your relatives and never ask why the close contact between families was lost. I suppose I could ask you why you have waited until age 16 to make this decision, right...? Why have you not communicated between those two year visits...?

Lit, families divide for many reasons and lose contact for more reasons. Then, years later, someone like you searches these lost relatives with good intentions. Some may correspond and some may not even care. People change as the grow, Lit, and sometimes sadness tears lives apart.

You must learn to accept disappointments while never giving up. Family is important, you bet it is. If none of your relatives try, that is no reason to quit. They will never forget as your letters or calls reach them at times and it may be years passing before they choose to respond. Then, you will have your rewards of success.

Now, as a 16 year old with cousins you want contact with...go for it...! It's better to have tried than not to have tried at all...

Email or telephone first by saying.........I have been thinking about you and....

Keep up the nice thoughts, Lit.