The Prime Time To Get Married
Home | USA(My cousin gets married. She doesn’t have a big wedding because she can’t afford it, so instead she has a party in the backyard at our grandparents’ house to celebrate.) Me: “What should I...
View ArticleDoubly Packed But Single Minded
Home | ME, USA(My cousin and I are getting ready to go camping together. We both have vacation plans for after camping.) Me: “Hey, are you packed?” Cousin: “Yeah, I’ve been packed for a while now.” Me:...
View ArticleThey’ll Go To Hell Before They Say ‘I Love You’
Home | USA(I stopped by my aunt’s to drop some stuff she asked me to bring before going home. She has 19-year-old twin sons.) Me: “Aunt [Name]! I’m here!” Aunt: “Hi, Sweety, Thank you so much. So sorry...
View ArticleThe Organa Conclusion To That Debate
Home | USA(I’m the only geek in my family. They think sci-fi, fantasy, and cosplaying are weird. On this day, my aunt, uncle, and five-year-old cousin are visiting my family. My cousin’s name is Teah.)...
View ArticleHad Their Hand In Future Events
Home | Austria(My ten-year old cousin is sleeping over at my place. I am seven at the time. We are in bed, but have a flashlight.) Cousin: “You know, I can read your hand and tell your future.” Me:...
View ArticleA Step Too Far
Home | Vancouver, BC, Canada(My uncle is married to a woman who already has a son from a previous relationship. Our family has been very accepting of them, including my grandma, who took it a step too...
View ArticleA Different Bear-ing On Gender
Home | Norway(My daughter is eleven and owns a teddy bear. His name is Mister.) Daughter: “Mom, Mister is seriously considering a sex change.” (I am surprised, but don’t let on too much.) Me: “Oh,...
View ArticleThe Dominant Education
Restaurant | NJ, USA(I am out to dinner with my family to celebrate my oldest cousin moving into a new apartment with her boyfriend. I have recently been tutoring my younger cousin in biology.) Younger...
View ArticleThe Kick Is The Kicker
Home | Canada(I’m playing basement hide-and-seek in the dark with my cousins and my brother. Everyone has been found except for me. This is what I hear from my hiding spot:) Cousin: “Where is she? I...
View ArticleHonk If You Want To Be Racist
Home | San Francisco, CA, USA(I’m white, and I’m playing with my young cousin, who is black.) Me: *boops her nose* “Beep!” Cousin: *boops my nose* “Honk!” Me: “Beep!” Cousin: “Honk!” *giggles* “You...
View ArticleBeing Raised On The Funny Farm
Home | Roseville, CA, USA(My family has gathered to celebrate my grandmother’s 90th birthday. It is the first time I have met my second-cousin’s baby, who is about 9 months old. I bend down and pick up...
View ArticleA Picture Of Health
Party | NY, USA(I am at a bar mitzvah and I have recently given my five-year-old cousin my camera to go take pictures of people. After reviewing them the next day, we find they are all hilarious due to...
View ArticleSeparating The Truth From The Goats
Home | USA(My five-year-old cousin is staying with us for the weekend while his parents are on vacation. Most of the time he’s with us he watches me play a video game. He tends to describe movies and...
View ArticleTaking A Wrecking Ball To Your Musical Tastes
Home | Australia(My extended family is having a massive reunion, and I’m stuck babysitting my little cousins. They want to do karaoke, so I’m trying to find an appropriate song for my seven-year-old...
View ArticleMumble And A Grumble
Home | Arnold, CA, USA(It is the annual family get-together at my grandparent’s house in 1999, and I am talking to my three-year-old cousin outside while our parents are unloading the cars.) Cousin:...
View ArticleKeep Your Ear To The Ground At Christmas
Home | Wellington, New Zealand(My eight-year-old cousin got her ears pierced two months ago. She recently had an incident when her mother, my aunt, thought that they could take the earrings out, when...
View ArticleHooked On Gingerbread
Home | WA, USA(My little cousin that’s about four is decorating his tiny Christmas tree with ornaments when he finds his favorite gingerbread man ornament doesn’t have the metal hook to hang it on the...
View ArticleOnly Transforms Into Disappointment
Home | PA, USA(I am quite a bit of an adult child in that I still like to collect and play with toys despite being almost 24, my favorites being Transformers of all types. My four-year-old second...
View ArticleNo Longer Just A White Christmas
Car | NJ, USA(It’s Thanksgiving and my uncle, cousin, sister, and I are hanging up wreaths around town for Christmas. My other sister stays home because she is on her period. We are in a small car with...
View ArticleDefinitely On The Naughty List
Home | DE, USA(It is Christmas Eve at my grandparent’s. Everyone is excited and misbehaving.) Cousin: “YAY! SANTA COMES TONIGHT! TONIGHT!” *runs wildly up stairs* Me: *attempts to do cartwheel and...
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