Cousin Mila: Part One
Cousins that were annoying at the beginning become more than tolerable later.
Family picnics and parties were agonizing for me when I was growing up. They weren't made for kids. I wasn't included in the adult conversations and the only kids around my age were two cousins, girls. There was Uncle Harry, my dad's brother, Harry's wife, Amelia, and his step-daughter, Mila. The rest of the family included my mom's sister, Bee Bee, her husband, Garth, and their adopted daughter, Cicely.So each November,...