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インフェルノの津波 November 24th, 2010 4:23 PM

Family Vacation
 
Imagine this. You're parents are called, and you're having a family vacation/reunion. How would you react to this?

Me: If those words come out of their mouth, I'd say "Thanks for calling. Thanks for warning me of your gathering. Have fun! *click*"

PlatinumDude November 24th, 2010 8:01 PM

I'd just act excited that I'm going somewhere else, but get annoyed if I have to stay there for an extended amount of time.

Bologna November 24th, 2010 10:07 PM

My extended family actually began having reunions once a year a couple of years ago, and I'm always anxious to attend when I can. I rarely see them so it's good to be around them when I get the chance.

Sammi November 26th, 2010 3:38 PM

Family reunions? Awesome! I don't see my extended family nearly enough. I'd so go if I was invited. I wonder if my father's side of the family still has them? I went to one as a kid but I haven't heard anything about it lately. (Then again I guess they all gather for Christmas which is close enough, I have a billion aunts and uncles and cousins on that side of the family.)

Esper November 26th, 2010 7:29 PM

I don't think I'd want to go to a big family gathering. I saw almost all of my family at a wedding a few months ago and I think that was enough to last me the rest of the year. It's not that I hate all my relatives or anything, but for a lot of different reasons it's hard to get along with them for very long.

moments. November 26th, 2010 9:16 PM

I've never had a reunion type thing like that, and I can imagine that those who did want to go away with my immediate family would be good fun to be around with!

As long as it isn't a ridiculous amount of time, like I'd be happy even like 10~ days, but a lot more and I'd be a bit bored I think.

Enigma November 27th, 2010 1:39 AM

My family's so huge that I don't even know any of them. I only know one set of cousins, and that's it. We're all spread throughout the country. A family reunion actually wouldn't be something that I would object to, considering that you never know when you will get to see these people again (especially the older folks in your family, like your grandparents). Even if I started to get a little sick of all of the people being around at once, I'd still suck it up. You have to know your priorities in life.

Zeffy November 27th, 2010 2:39 AM

I don't really care that much. If I would go though, I'd just go for the food. ;A;

Binary November 27th, 2010 11:11 AM

I kinda like family reunions. So, I wouldn't respond so negatively. In fact, I could stay positive for quite a prolonged amount of time. I find it nice to see to see everyone once in while. My views can however, contrast according to situation and time.

Corvus of the Black Night November 27th, 2010 11:49 AM

...That... just wouldn't happen.

My mom's mom's side is full of jerks and we'd never talk with them. My mom's father's side lives in Florida, and consists of my grandpa and a mindblowing one cousin. My father's side of my family all lives in England, is very old and would not travel.

aguinn99 November 27th, 2010 12:08 PM

I dunno. maybe. I have never been to a family reunion,so I might want to go or maybe not....I dont know how it would be. like i said ive never been to one. I have never actually been with my entire extended family,there would probably too many people, I have been with parts of my extended family....but not all of them at the same time. I'm not even sure if i have met my entire extended family.XD I dont think everyone could fit in the same house with much room, unless it was a mansion.I think if that happened though, I might have to come. my mom and dad try to make me go to everything.

so in a short way,I do not know.

Elite Overlord LeSabre™ November 29th, 2010 10:42 AM

There are some members of my extended family that I haven't seen in years and I would love to see again. There are others that I'd rather I have nothing to do with. Then there are the other 75% of people there who I'll probably have no idea who the heck they are.

I'd probably go, but only hang out with those that I actually want to meet.

I might be more excited if it were to be held somewhere different... like that one we had in Virginia Beach back in '97 or so.

Rogue planet November 29th, 2010 11:51 AM

I would go only if my brother was invited as well. Any situation is made fun if he's around.

I don't even really know anybody in my extended family that well, with the exception of my dad's mother. On my dad's side I barely see any of them even though they all live within the same area as me. They're all boring jerks though so I'm not really bothered about that. I see my mum's siblings every Christmas and they are pretty cool, we usually play Cluedo. I'd probably look forward to it if I was seeing my mum's side, not with my dad's side though.

Ayselipera November 29th, 2010 12:22 PM

Anything that includes my extended family is something I try my best to avoid. I'm talking about both sides of the family too. My dad's side is the side I'm usually forced to go to things with because they have this thing where you have to hold true to family togetherness and traditions or you're looked down upon. If anyone else has a really traditional Italian side of the family then you might get what I mean. All in all that side of my family is just really gossipy. The biggest gossipers are surprising all the old Italian relatives who came over from Italy. They all try to spread bad rumors about certain sides of the family and insist that their own children do nothing wrong. It's just annoying to say the least and I rather spend my holidays alone then in a room full of relatives who don't even like each other, but pretend because it's "tradition." The only highlight of the holidays are three of my cousins who I'm really close with so that makes it a little bit better.

My mom's side is a lot different. They're generally laid back and kind to everyone. Although they are a lot smaller then my dad's side so I guess that might be why there is less family drama. I only have two cousins on this side of the family though and they're sort of weird so that puts a damper on things. Plus everyone on this side is really old and overly religious to the point where they quote from the bible all the time. :'(

So my reaction would probably be somewhere along the lines of me begging to get out of it. I usually do manage to weasel my way out of these things, but I'm not always successful! Unfortunately. D:

Ryoutarou November 29th, 2010 4:57 PM

I'm not terribly fond of my extended family, on either side, so it's something I would probably want to avoid. There has always been a lot of awkward moments around my family members and some of them can just be rather spiteful and mean, not exactly the sort of people I would care to make an occasion out of visiting. I see a few aunts from my mother's side fairly often because they live in the same state, but I'm not too fond of either one and kinda just like skipping out whenever they're around. My father's side of the family are less terrible, but I've only met them a handful of times in my life, the most recent being nearly ten years ago, and I'm not too connected with my father these days, so it would be rather pointless to go, though I kinda felt a little bummed I wasn't able to make it to my grandfather's funeral a month or so ago just because he's the one I have most vivid memories about.

Agent Clank November 29th, 2010 6:21 PM

Um well it wouldn't really matter to me, lol.
I would just ask where we were going and what time and day it was XD;

EmeraldSerenade November 29th, 2010 7:49 PM

To be honest, it really depends on the family.

I'd be completely fine with my mothers side of the family(including the fact that i haven't even met 70% of them, ah Dx), but as for my stepdads side... not so much.

I'll state this nice and clear: I don't like some of his family members. I feel really awkward around them at times and overall, some of them give off this hostile, unfriendly aura..


TRIFORCE89 November 29th, 2010 8:35 PM

To me, a family vacation and a family reunion are two *very* different things.

I would not be pleased with a family reunion, no. I'm fine with grandparents, my parents' brother and sisters, and my cousins. I see them regularly. So, that wouldn't be out of the ordinary for me. But a reunion to me implies people I almost never seen or have never seen - and quite frankly if I haven't seen you, there's probably a reason. So, I'd like to keep it that way.

But a family vacation to me is just a regular old vacation. I'm still living at home and we (mother, father, brother, and myself) go on vacation at least once a year. And I enjoy it, so I'd be excited if I got call saying we're going on vacation.

kidpunk November 30th, 2010 2:33 PM

How do I explain this?
My mother's side of the family is the one I barely see. She has four other brothers and one sister. Now, the sister and her family have kind of lost touch with reality.
It started with their extreme love for Christ and his mentioning about him almost everywhere.

Then, she starts talking about herself having seven kids, because it is god's will for her to have seven kids.

After that, she pulls her kids out of public school and into home school, and banned them and herself (with the exception of her husband) from using the internet due to their rules with strict censorship. The kids are monitored with a Survailance camera to see what they are watching on TV.

Finally, they recently joined this religious cult, and will not be attending our family's Christmas party because they are against giving out gifts.

This is her husband's fault, and they are so strict on the censorship rule, they asked me to leave last Christmas (where they were on the fence of hosting due to the religious cult) because I brought up the topic of no religion. When him and my aunt got married, he was arrested for Domestic Abuse for hitting her and the only reason she went back was because he brought up this idea of fixing up his touch with god. I still believe that he controls her in some way. When he tried to brainwash his daughter from a previous marriage, she was able to escape from

I want nothing to do with them, but I feel bad for her children, brainwashed into something that they really can't fight back.

And most recent, she found out that she is pregnant with twins and will get the seven that god her to have. I sadly don't see any of these expected children surviving birth, since she literally starves herself while pregnant. One of her children died during childbirth, and two of them had serious problems after birth.

In fact, there presence has made me reconsider my own religion, as I'm slowly turning Agnostic.

So, if they weren't at this reunion, I wouldn't mind going at all.
If they were there, I wouldn't be going.

Eucliffe November 30th, 2010 3:07 PM

Depends on whose family. My mom's family is awesome and I see them most Christmases anyways, my stepdad's family is OK, and my dad's family is too old but at least I get to do stuff I want o3o

So it all depends~


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