I wanted to know why do we have great grand parents and family and does it mean that we are less related to a person if they are a great aunt or grandfather to us.
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You receive your genetic makeup from your parents, who go theirs from their parents, and so on. This means you got some of your genes from your great-grandparents by way of your grandparents and then your parents. \n\nThe other relatives in your family share some of the same genetic makeup since they also go back to their parents, grandparents, and so on, but you do not inherit from them.\n\nAnd don't forget that aunts and uncles that marry into the family share no genes with you at all.
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wHEN SOMEBODY SAYS THAT THEY MEAN THAT WHEN U DO SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T SATISIFED YOUR FAMILY DEAD. tHEY TURN TO LET YOU KNOW THEY ARE NOT HAPPY.
288210
What your grandmother is doing is trying to get your mom and you to talk again and be the best of friends by buying you. it is bribery. there is a deeper issue between your grandmother and your mother.she is making you be nice to her so she wont have to deal with her
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Not all people are affectionate people; I maybe got 2 hugs from my grandmother in her lifetime, yet I know she loved me very much. The big question here is, how do YOU get along with them? That could be the key.
52516
Usually "heir property." The person has relatives. It could be the great-aunts grand-daughter... They could be 10th cousin, but it would be "heir property." Which means before anything could be sold it would have to be signed by any heirs. Usually the only time it goes to the government is for expenses. For instance if the person was in a state home or something. It's an odd situation. However, most likely you're looking at heir property, which will sit there.
112114
If you and I are first cousins, then your child is my first cousin once removed. So if you and I are the same generation (or level), then your child is one generation after us.
442354
It can be very tough to have a family that hasn't been able to give you the love you need. It doesn't mean that they don't love you, it just means that they love you the only way they know how. Perhaps they had a life that was lacking also. The fact that you are aware of these thoughts and feelings shows that you are prepared to do something about it. Some of the closest members of my family are of no blood relation at all. I call them the Family that I chose for myself. Choose the people in your life that are closest to you and consider them family. Take a pro-active approach and fill that void yourself. You're only as happy as you allow yourself to be. Many blessings to you.
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You obviously have a very close bond with your family and that is a very good thing in this day and age. I also have a very close family. I think that when you are younger your parents ingrain into just how important your family members are and that if you can you should trust and always be there one another and that is very true
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The grandfather is technically a son, so if it were three generations there would be two fathers and three sons, Not 2 fathers and 2 sons. (The grandfather is a son regardless of whether HIS father is there.)  So unless I am missing something, your questions in and of itself is flawed, unless there's a daughter that you didn't mention, then indeed there would be three people: Grandfather(also son) Father(also son) and daughter(not son).  I don't know, I am confused.
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How about I give you an example: I refer to my mom's best friend as "Mom" as well as my own mother. Her kids are like my sisters and brothers. Even though we aren't biologically family, we treat eachother like family in all aspects (including the fighting!). We spend holidays together, etc. Also, my pets are my children. Pure and simple. I made my own family in a manner of speaking. :) Family is more than jsut a genetic relationship, it is a type of interaction.
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to the extend that people do not communicate face to face anymore.  everything is ny e-mail or the internet.  communication has improved is getting information across faster and easier but i find that i do not go see relatives as much because there is e-mail and instant messaging to do that for me.  spending time on the computer with them is the same as being in person to them for me.
564297
Yes.  Taking care of your elderly family members is a sign of gratefulness.  After all the love and things they gave you, they deserve it a lot!
324356
In the United States, our consumer culture and focus on individuality rather than family and community has caused families to become spread out and less connected--both physically and emotionally.  I lived in rural Germany for several years, and I noticed, for example, that grandparents don't go to nursing homes; they move in with their children and help with the grandchildren.  Thus, they often eliminate the need for both nursing homes and child care facilities, and they have a close and cohesive family.  This can be perceived as either positive or negative, though, depending on your value system.  Historically, the American value system has emphasized the individual over the group.
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Hi Evy, I'm not a grandma but I speak for my two grandmas and what they've told me.\n\nThey say that since they're not your children you don't feel so stressed out about them. You can spoil them all you want without having to see the end results the parents have to deal with after the facts.
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I guess it gives me a sense of identity in addition to my more individualized sense.  It's nice to know what countries my family came from a long time ago because then I feel connected to those countries.  The past always illuminates the present, and knowing what little I do know about my ancestors just feels important somehow.
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It would be very strange if I'd remarried or were in a new relationship. As grandparents, they have the right to see their grand children (in my opinion), but hanging out with them and calling them all the time would not be on the table.
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They are people that will always be there for you no matter if you have been in troubile several times in your life or been the best person that you can be in your life. They will always love forever. I just had a beautiful baby boy back on June 9, 2006 with a wonderful man that I'm going to marry soon. My son, fiance`,  mom, dad, both of my sisters, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. I love them all to death. I would not know what I would do without any of them in my life. I'd go crazy without them. That's what my family means to me!!