Communicate

If there is one thing I'd have to accept and live with about my family, is that they are not very good about communicating. 

It does not matter that they all have mobile phones that they can use to call or text, even if they are abroad. It's probably too expensive for their taste. 

It does not matter that they have multiple laptops and access to emails 24/7. They probably have sore fingers, that they are unable to type.

It does not matter that in this day and age, there are countless numbers of instant messaging devices - Yahoo Messenger, GTalk, Skype, Meebo, etc. They probably have bad internet connection for most of the time.

It does not matter that we have set up VoIP in our home so that they would not have to pay exorbitant fees for international calls. Months go by and that phone still goes unused. (I call, but nobody picks up.)

If I were them, I would not have any excuse not to keep in touch. Reach out. Communicate. Say hi. Hello. How are you. We miss you. We love you. Or say Merry Christmas at least. But I am not them, and they probably have an excuse somewhere.

If we were in a long-distance relationship, we would have broken up by now.

But that's just how they are and I still love them for them.