Does anyone have no close family

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My parents died when I was relatively young, I'm an only child and only have one living aunt and her two DDs as my closest living family. Aunt is by marriage, but she is like a 'real' aunt. They don't live in the U.K. Though. Another close relative of mine also passed away this year and I was gutted. This means that apart from dh & 2 dcs (teens) I haven't really got close extended family and it's a very weird feeling not to be 'tethered'. I have in-laws, but it's no way the same and I don't really like them!! Anyone else in a similar position? Most of my friends still have at least one living parent/siblings, etc.

property, I agree with so much of what you say, we had kids later on too and now have no family..no one else to love them like we do.....tootsie, I dont know, I had 2 kids so they'd have each other but ds1 is very distant from us all and seems to be the sort of boy who will leave home and never see us. It breaks my heart they arent closer. I dont think you can take it for granted kids will get on like we want them too.

and no, I dont think bereavement counselling helped, apart from letting me cry for an hour and someone listening to me ramble..nothing but time helps.