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Restaurant | NM, USA(I’m a waitress and my aunt and uncle come in with their great grandson, eight, and great granddaughter, six. Their grandson is my cousin [not the father of above children] and he’s...
View ArticleThey’re Nacho What’s Going On
High School | NorwayI’ve just gotten a bowl of nachos at the counter and am on my way upstairs to our table when someone on their way down reaches out and snatches a chip out of my bowl. I turn around...
View ArticleThe Game Industry Isn’t A Game
Video Game Publishing | FL, USA(I work for a company that publishes video games, which is a job my husband’s family, mostly being non-gamers, don’t really seem to understand but are supportive of...
View ArticleYou Have Something To Hide, Make No Bones About It
Home | CT, USA(Some family members are discussing mementos of our deceased pets.) Mom: “I have some of my horse’s baby teeth and a piece of his mane in my jewelry box.” Cousin: “I keep a few of my...
View ArticleTake A Deep Breath And Lawyer-Up
Home | MA, USA(My cousin and I are female and too old to be having this conversation.) Cousin: “When I worked for [Company], we got CPR training. We were paid for the first two hours, but not for the...
View ArticleShould Look In The Smoking Mirror
Family Gathering | Lithuania(I’m talking with my two cousins at a family get together back when we were 10-12 years old. Suddenly, one of them changes the subject. For clarification, my dad used to...
View ArticleMammal Superiority Complex
Home | Charlottetown, PEI, Canada(While visiting my cousin’s house, this conversation comes up.) Me: “Did you hear they recently found a dinosaur tail embedded in amber?” Cousin: “Dinosaurs didn’t...
View ArticleIt Takes A Real Man
Restaurant | USA(My cousin and I are out to lunch, just chatting and catching up. Both of us are married. I have a toddler and she has a set of twins who are about a year younger than my son.) Cousin:...
View ArticleNot Getting Any Kick Out Of It
Border Crossing | USA(My friend wants a particular specialty costume/foreign clothing item and finds it can only be easily obtained in the USA. I offer to pick one up for him while on a short shopping...
View ArticleBop-It To The Next Generation
Home | Louisville, KY, USA(My fourteen-year-old cousin is visiting for the weekend. I’m 26. This exchange takes place while we’re watching videos together.) Cousin: “Do you know what ‘Bop-It’ is?” Me:...
View ArticleThat “Stuff” Is Gross
Home | UK(My cousin from away has visited us. He has just found out that my brother is gay and is unusually keen to understand more.) Cousin: *suddenly* “What does it taste like?” Brother: *lifting his...
View ArticleFacebook Is Second Cousin To Family Trees
Home | Belgium(I am teaching my mother how to use Facebook, and am using my account to explain everything.) Me: “So over here you can see who wants to be your friends, though you only should add people...
View ArticleA Very Healthy Scent
Restaurant | ON, Canada(My extended family are having dinner at a restaurant. While we are eating, my four-year-old cousin goes up to my mom to cuddle with her. She is known for her brutally honest...
View ArticleGetting Ahead Of Themselves
Home | MO, USA(My mom bought a gingerbread house kit, including gingerbread people, and my sister and I put it together. She’s 15, I’m 30, and I have a weird sense of humor. I cut the head off of one...
View ArticleChristmas Lasts Until Dawn
Home | PA, USA(We’re opening some Christmas gifts that just arrived in the mail from our grandmother. I’m 25 and my youngest cousin is only seven.) Mom: “What did you girls get?” Me: “Uh… I got this…”...
View ArticleTransforming Little Minds
Home | Louisville, KY, USA(It’s Thanksgiving, and my cousin has brought her 18-month-old toddler son to dinner with the family. After the meal, he’s playing on the floor with his toy cars and trucks.)...
View ArticleYou’ll Die Before They Get It
Family Gathering | Indianapolis, IN, USA(Every summer the cousins on my dad’s side have a weekend get together at his mom’s house. Our great-grandpa was known for being hard of hearing and sight. As a...
View ArticleHas A New Pet Hate
Home | CT, USA(When my older sister turned eight or nine, our aunt got her a hamster for her birthday. Within a week, there is an issue with the hamster, and our mom calls our aunt. Our cousin, who is...
View ArticleUrine The Woods
Outside | ON, Canada(My aunt and my four-year-old cousin are walking in the woods one day when it starts to rain lightly.) Aunt: “Oh! Look, [Cousin]! We’re going to get some rain now!” Cousin: “Or the...
View ArticleHigh-Flying Low-Blows
Home | Sydney, NSW, Australia(A cousin of ours has recently had a baby, and has been posting a lot of pictures about the baby. My sister and I don’t like children. I am also currently unemployed)...
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