I love my cousins, and I love the idea of cousins: people you're closely related to but with enough of a distance to ensure politeness. Cousins have the resemblances and antecedents of siblings, without the in-fighting.I have five first cousins, but innumerable more at one, two or more removes. We all call each other FC ("favorite cousin"). Another pleasure is the many cross-generational friendships among my cousins. I have quite a few courtesy cousins, too, people who are family enough to merit that designation.
Today is my sister Varda's birthday. She would be my main FC if she were my cousin. And that's as good as I can do.
Today is my sister Varda's birthday. She would be my main FC if she were my cousin. And that's as good as I can do.