It seems that these families think that laughter is what makes their relationship stronger. And it’s hard to argue with that. The photos and stories in this article just prove this point. How can these people even have a fight if they are able to turn any argument into a joke?
A message from a loving grandpa
- I always knew I had a weird family… We were renovating my grandfather’s old house. We found a box with a note about a treasure under the foundation. Oh, how excited my relatives became! They dug everything up.
Finally, they found another box with a note, “I would never make a lot of money. Go and work hard yourself!”
“My wife is in antique shopping and threatened to bring this home. I’m pretty sure she’s joking, but I still kind of want to change the locks, just in case.”
“Sent my girlfriend a picture of a carrot man while I was cooking, her mom surprised me with a handmade plate with the carrot man on it a few weeks later.”
When the family system fails:
- There are a lot of Alexanders in my boyfriend’s family. I’d say there is an abnormal number of them. His mother is Alexandra, his father is Alexander, his younger brother is Alexander. His grandfather on his dad’s side, his grandmother on his mom’s side, 2 uncles, and 3 nephews, a few cousins, and a few more distant relatives are all Alexanders.
I’ve always been struck by this fact, especially at family gatherings, when someone says, “Alex!” — and half the people at the table turn their heads. His family is certainly a nice one, but this seems to be a bit off. Especially taking into account the fact that my boyfriend’s name is Oliver.
“When your spouse keeps eating the eggs you bought for baking:”
“Me, my ducks, and my wife attempting to put out a raging fire I started.”
A wedding at the grandson’s request
- Yesterday, my parents got married. After 30 years together, 3 children and 2 grandchildren. My parents are unique people. They are very kind, incredibly interesting and caring. But they never thought marriage was important. They loved each other, they loved us, but they were never officially married.
But recently, my 5-year-old son told his grandparents that he really wanted to be at their wedding. Our parents were touched and decided to get married. They arranged a ceremony right on the beach. My mother wore an airy dress, and my father wore a checkered suit.
The only guests were children and grandchildren. And the treats were 3 huge pizzas, a waffle cake and lemonade. And I swear, it was the best wedding I’ve ever been to! Happy my parents did it for us.
“My 3-year-old couldn’t decide on a costume. She went with ‘flying bunny bear’.”
