Do You Have Family Feuds ??

Johnnytoxic · 2 Apr 2008 at 18:11

My brother has not spoken to the rest of my family for going on 2years now. Was over nothing come to think of it lol. I have actually forgotten what caused it.

Both sides are stubborn so I have let it be now and can't be bothered to try any more working out.

Anyone else?

Kell_ee001 · 2 Apr 2008 at 18:13

Yes, between 2 cousins who now after many years can finally be in the same room together although still don't really talk.

Indy500 · 2 Apr 2008 at 18:14

I suppose so...in that I wanted a different way of life to them, and they were unwilling to allow it, like I was a heretic.

fail at the internets · 2 Apr 2008 at 18:16

Once i move out of home at 18 i wont talk to no one in my family again. God i hate them.

Rosbif · 2 Apr 2008 at 18:17

I read the title and thought to myself .. oh yeah, plenty of times .. then I read that one has been going on for 2 years? Err, I guess my family doesn't have any feuds after all

danza · 2 Apr 2008 at 18:18

My family have feuds all the time. It's normally my outspoken/unreasonable Nan vs whoever is unlucky enough to be on the receiving end.

I never get involved though (apart from support), and never take the bait if someone tries it on!

Snakedoctor · 2 Apr 2008 at 18:19

Not spoken with either of my brothers since my parents died. They are not worth my bother. ****s

waterproofbob · 2 Apr 2008 at 18:20

Well I have an insane amount of living relatives due to one half of the family being Catholic and the other just enjoying mating like rabbits. There's always some not talking to someone else. The most impressive has to be one aunt who didn't speak to my Gran for over 15 years. They speak now but try to avoid each other as much as possible.

stude1983 · 2 Apr 2008 at 18:22

yeah beetween my dad and my uncle, im normally stuck in the middle...

Schizo · 2 Apr 2008 at 18:25

i haven't spoken to my mum and brother for 6 year's.
i was alway's the one doing the running about and not them.
ive moved 100 mile's away now so the chance of us ever speaking again is very very slim and that suit's me fine because ive got my own family and thats more important to me.

MookJong · 2 Apr 2008 at 18:26

Only thing that was a bit dodgy was when my auntie lived with us while going through her divorce. From a small family so not enough people to cause bother.

knip · 2 Apr 2008 at 18:32

Yup I didnt speak to my Dad for 6 months, or rather he stopped speaking to me. Too busy in the pub. We ended up speaking again after I happened to pass him in the local shopping centre and he blanked me so I ran after him and punched him in the back. Never punched anyone in my life, and my best friend said she had never seen me like that before.

He walked off after I had screamed at him for a bit, didnt like home truths being told to him in public, screamed some abuse down the phone at him after. Then he rang my Mum and gave her a mouthful somehow claiming it was all her fault.

He soon calmed down, realised what a tit he was being and apologised, I now tolerate him (because my Mum took him back not long after) for Mums sake but it will never be the same.

Dj_Jestar · 2 Apr 2008 at 18:35

Yes. Haven't spoken to anyone outside of immediate family for nigh on 2 years, as I don't get on with any on my mum's side (and neither does she) and due to not speaking to Dad for the better part of 6 years, I don't see/speak to any from his side either. Except at Funerals for both sides.

2Thumbs · 2 Apr 2008 at 18:39

No feuds. But then our family's never really been close IMO.

Gackt · 2 Apr 2008 at 18:40

Yes, there's a huge amount of Dysfunction within my family. Uncles, Grandparents, Parents, Cousins, Step-Whatevers, Second-Whatevers.

nft_99 · 2 Apr 2008 at 18:46

Not spoke to my mum for about 14 years now, tried a few times to make contact but nothing happend..

_dogma_ · 2 Apr 2008 at 18:47

Yup, my aunties stopped talking to me for months after my gran died because they said I was selfish and didn't care about her and never saw her in hospital, when in fact the real reason was because I watched my grandad die and couldn't go through it again.

I've also never met most of my dad's side of the family as he stopped talking to them when he tried to steal his deceased father's stuff and sell it! :mad:

I'm pretty sure there's others but I get kept in the dark about most things so I don't know.

Johnnytoxic · 2 Apr 2008 at 18:49

nft_99 said:
Not spoke to my mum for about 14 years now, tried a few times to make contact but nothing happend..

At least you tried. You couldn't look back with regrets then.

GuruJockStrap · 2 Apr 2008 at 18:51

When my dad was alive, he was always going through a point where he wasn't talking to members of his family and my mum's.

He always believed that if somebody offends or upsets you, you give them another chance. They do it again and thats it, I don't want anything to do with you anymore. This extended to members of the family. He never spoke to his own mother and brother for years. Same with nearly all of my mum's side of the family.

I never understood why he could be like that. All I got was "you'll understand when you get older". Prior to my dad's death, I still didn't get it. After spending more time with the people my dad never spoke too during and after his funeral, I can now fully understand.

RDM · 2 Apr 2008 at 18:54

Not spoken to my dad in 20 years. Of course I haven't seen him in 20 years and have no idea where he is, so that probably explains why I haven't spoken to him...