I hope you foster close relationships with your cousins.

I mean, I don’t have any siblings, so the family on mom’s side is all there is much.

Of course, I have cousins of my own in South Texas and Alabama but distance has always been a big obstacle in those relationships.

We moved so much, I was simply not around enough.

For your benefit though, I – unfortunately – don’t know a lot of people that know their parents extended family very well.

Anyway, your Midland relatives were here for K’s two-year-old birthday party this last weekend and it made me think of all this.

My hope you have three or four deep and intimate longlasting friendships during your life.

Take the time to foster them.

Relationships are all that last, after all.

I love you.

-Dad