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Her parents always urged her to be with someone more successful than me; it was their friend’s son.

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I nearly choked on my turkey when Bunny told Grandma Ethel, in talking about her “mood” ring, that she was in a car with a guy the other night and the mood ring said she was “horny.”

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Holidays, family affairs, birthdays—having great cousins is a year-round gift.

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The Underminer, who consistently degrades you and/or your side of the family.

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I do know that I utterly resent you and unconditionally love you all in the same flutter of emotion when someone brings you up.