how do you re-establish a friendship with a family that you have not been in contact with for a long time?
360290
My cousin and I had not seen each other for twenty years when my mom had an emergency open heart surgery she called her and gave her email address which I then sat on a few days and finally decided to take a chance so I emailed her and she emailed back right away and we kept emailing until she actually moved from California to Michigan to be back here with all of us.  It turns out her mom had been lying to her and us as well, saying to each of us that the other did not want anything to do with each other.  If you don't have an email address try a nice note, keep it simple.  Good Luck.
71727
Listen to them. They have a lot of knowledge you can use. Eat with them once in a while. Ask about their families. In other words, try to get to know them a little bit.
180587
you could try going through friends re-united...it may be worth a try
401610
forget about friends now,this is your future and u can make another friends there and be calling others on phone both your family,maybe visiting your family weekend or rent house for them there.
1026101
It's time to recognize when a friendship has ended...\n\nIf she has some problem with you, but refuses to discuss it, or to even talk to you, you need to forget about her... \n\nAnd don't worry about it too much.. friends growing apart like that is part of life... it's always a bit puzzling when it happens for the first time, but trust me, it won't be the last either...\n\nChances are, a couple of years from now, you'll look back and wonder what made you friends in the first place...and by that time, you'll have plenty of other friends..\n\nLife is too short to go through it worrying about why one particular person doesn't want to be friends with you (anymore).
858935
start off by saying "we've been friends for a long time right"\nthen explain some details bring back a couple memories if you have to. then say "i'm thinking about taking this friendship a little farther" then try and go in for a kiss.\nit may work it may not
6653
hey there I totally understand where you stand because I was there myself at one point and time. But first you have to evaluate everyone in your family to figure out how much they care for you as their child/sibling. your best shot would be to tell the family member(s) that you are closest to and most comfortable around in order to see how they accept it. you would be better off starting out slowly; however this approach may not exactly work for everyone. so all I can really say is start slowly, telling a few people at a time, and then find an approach that works for you. maybe have a friend (NOT a f*ck-friend) that knows (and is cool with it) present when you disclose. worst comes to worst, have someone else tell them when you are not present. I had a great deal of difficulty coming out to them myself, but all I can really suggest that you find a way that works...for you. I do not know your family, but if they really love you, they will accept you for who you really are.
87798
friendsreunited, old friends, etc. \n\nGood luck
48532
to you know his/her family ? ask them for contact infos
1113769
People always have some kind of situation like this.  Well I don't understand why your mother and brother would insult her in any way, but that is something that a best friend would not want to here from their best friend's family.  If it hurts you that you feel as if your best friend is not considering you their best friend anymore, speak to them and tell them the complete truth.  Hang around other friends too, and try to get close to them also.  As time goes by people change, but you can't make another person feel the way you do.
686275
I guess the best advice I can give is to never try to buy them with gifts when you go back. With the advent of the Internet, it's easier to keep in contact with loved ones. If the kids are teens, send them mails, cards... just a small way of saying that you love them.\nIt's the same case with my dad. He works far from home but calls me up everyday. To me, it's like him being here though I can't see him.\nKeeping contact and letting them know that you remember them is the best way to strengthen the bond. \nWhen you do go back, spend some family-time together.
1031191
Nothing wrong with that at all.  I have not had a best friends since school either, I have a lot of friends that I am close to and who I see in groups or as individuals, if I need to talk I talk to my b/f or my mother, I think you are perfectly normal!  I don't think there is any right or wrong way to make friends, as we get older we have less time to spend with friends, especially if you have kids so it is hard to devote enough time to people to get that close very quickly, sometimes friendships take years to develop, be there for the friends you have when they need you and bonds you already have may deepen into a closer friendship.
634702
Yes! Change and missing your family/friends can do that.The familiar is comforting to some people. You can find others from your country and make new friends to minimize that feeling. If possible email or write frequent letters back home also. Peace.
584924
You can try a small get-together or a family reunion or a family Picnic. When you meet your daughter, tell her about your revelations and dont say anything that might seem as though you may be pointing something in her. dont compare her with the other daughter with who you get along well (as that may unknowning to you be considered a threat to the her.) \nI advise this to my mom whenever I get a chance to talk to her. We are 3 sisters and she cant get through to the middle one but with me she is fine, and many times she unintentionally compares her to me. presently She has stopped doing that and her relation with my sis has improved. \nBest of luck though, be friends! they are pretty grown up with their own family and somewhere in their heatrs they look for a friend in  parents
268803
Find the parents first and they will follow soon there after.  I know I just found my friend but I contacted his grandma first.\n\nGOOD LUCK
568797
you need to find some new friends and not be so dependent on the old ones- wish I could help more but I'm in the UK!
861393
I can totally relate to you! I have a few cousins that I don't see often. When I do see them, we don't talk much. I don't really think it's because they were ignoring us. Maybe it's because we just haven't seen each other in a very long time, so we don't really know where to start talking again.