Family dwindling

[Empress13]

Does anyone else feel that their family unit is getting smaller as you get older. I lost my mum when she was only early 50’s, don’t have relationship with my dad. Have siblings but don’t see all of them just a birthday/xmas card. All my aunts and uncles have passed on. I have a husband but no kids. I see lots of happy families together but Just feel sad that my family is dwindling. Anyone else feel the same?

I have in the past when my parents passed away. I have DH, 2 DS and 1 cousin who is a 13 hour flight away. That's it! But I kind of got used to it. Are you ok about it?

Both my DM and DF are gone, they were the only family I had growing up, no siblings , no other family members that I ever got to know at all.
I have DH, 1DD, 2 DS, and we are very close, in distance and in our love and care for one another.
I know that I am very lucky, I don't feel any loss of family, when I know many others who do feel that way.

Yes, very similar situation here and I feel really sad about it. I grew up with a big extended family, lots of aunts and uncles and cousins, big family gatherings at our grandparents houses.
Now I’m close to 50, no dad, mum doesn’t have long left, one sibling close but the other sibling has little to do with us, no husband or kids, not seen cousins for over a decade. So it’s really just me and my sister.

Very much the baby of the family and parents and much older sibling has passed away. I miss them but feel glad to have extended family. Our DC took the losses quite hard because all of them meant a great deal to him.

Yep. Lost my mum and dad, and in the last two years I've lost two siblings 😢 all my aunts and uncles are also gone.

Yes, a bit. Inevitable consequence of falling birthrates which used to be unsustainable on a planetary and national level so it's not a bad thing. My parents had loads of cousins. I have 11. My daughters have 2. Family gatherings used to be great fun but when my generation die off, the next generation will be able to have reunions in a phone box. (Though phone boxes won't exist by then).