Kids Today Need What We Had When We Were Young

They need family. When I grew up I had six aunts and two uncles on my mothers side. My maternal grandparents lived around the corner from us. ALL my aunts and uncles with their spouses and children lived within three blocks of our grandparents. I was with my cousins everyday growing up. Walking into my aunts house was like walking into my other home. They oversaw us like we were their own. They gave you a hug or kick in the ***, whatever you needed at that time. This was in the mid 50's, it was a great way to grow up. Then one by one families moved on. Growing up in today's world my daughter seldom seen her cousins. Neighborhoods are " diversified " and you don't know who is who. We all had to move to the burbs, city living was getting out of hand. Their all gone now, last one was last year at 98. We were lucky to have them.