Thinking about family connections

[Lannygranny]

My family emigrated to Australia when I was 12 in 1977. Mum, dad (since divorced) and 3 brothers. I have an amazing life, been happily married for 40 years and have children and grandchildren. Just contemplating the lack of role models in these grown up relationships. I think I miss the connection with my grandparents and aunts, uncles and cousins

I would probably put this in the mental basket of “can’t do anything about it so won’t spend any time worrying/thinking about it”

You also don’t know if you’d have had a good connection with them even if they were around.

I'm in that position and no one emigrated.
It is sad though, my sister and her family are now emigrated so my family has shrunk even more to just parents.
Families scatter and lose tough for all sorts of reasons - it is very sad. I also am wistful about the larger family unit I wish I had, but as pp said, it is something I can't change and have to accept. I pour all my energy into making my little unit a really good one.
I think if my little family was not so well knit I might find the yearning even stronger. I have had to work at my accepting outlook on this, but I'm glad I did because it was bothering me much more and to no benefit.