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asshole for till my mom her family isn't worth my time and effort i've never felt very close to my extended

family cousins uncles etc on either side. My mother's side

were a big part of raising me when I was very young, five-year-old and younger. But my parents

divorced, my father got custody, and we lived in the Midwest, whereas my mother's side of the family

was in Mexico and Houston, Texas. My father died 15 years ago, when I was 20, and I've had very little contact with dad's side of the family was in Mexico and Houston, Texas. My father died 15 years ago when I was 20 and I've had very little contact with dad's side of the family before or since.

Mum is an old school Roman Catholic Mexican and she is all about family. She insists and pressures me constantly to make an effort to be close to her side of the family. She thinks

with technology and effort we can overcome the distance. This is probably true but I don't want to.

I already have more people in my social life than I want and am spread thin on time and social energy.

I want to reduce the people in my life and not add more. But she tells me they feel a

strong bond towards me because they helped raise me young and I don't remember it. Also she says I'll

regret not connecting with the family once is too late. I've told her how I felt. My sister feels the

same. She's also told mum but more harshly than me. A few times

but she doesn't and can't accept it. She just stays quiet until some days and weeks pass

and pressures me again to connect. Mio, excuse the pronunciation, call your cousin or Mio,

your Abolita loves you and misses you. Why can't you just call her? Well,

because I'm not interested in spending the time and it's a waste unless I make continuous investment

of my time, which I don't want to do. I know her well, it'd never be enough until I'm talking with

them all the time. Finally, one day she asked me very directly, why don't you want to have a bond with your

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