i really have nothing for my family but apathy
my parents were divorced when i was like 2 and i have no memories whatsoever of my father. the only person from his side of the family i ever knew was my half sister from a previous marriage of his. she was like 25 years or so older than me, and she died when i was 12
my mother was completely ostracised from the rest of her family for not following their fundamentalist christian beliefs, and everytime i did see or hear from any of them, they would start trying to turn me against her. if i dared to challenge or question their opinions of her, then i was told i was clearly possessed by demons and that the devil was making me believe my mother over them
i have 2 sisters and 1 brother. one of my sisters moved to australia like 9 months ago, and i haven't heard from her since. my brother lives in the same city as i do, but we never really talk. i get the odd txt message from him maybe once a month. he's getting married next month, so i suppose i'll catch up with him then. my other sister lives in another part of the country with her husband and my 2 nephews (one of whom i still haven't seen)
i haven't seen my family together since christmas eve last year, and even then i almost didn't go. they got together at my brothers place for dinner and everything. i popped by for a couple of hours after work, but didn't stay long
as far as i'm concerned, to me they are like old friends that i see every so often, but am really not bothered if i don't see them
my friends are more family to me then my actual family. my current flatmate i have known for 7 years now, and he's more of a brother to me then my actual brother