LogFAQs > #969619497

i was super close with my niece until she turned ~14, then she stopped having any interest in talking to me. I've been there for her a few times since (she's 22 now), and done some nice things for her, and I saw she appreciated them, but the relationship has to change--they have to find an identity separate from family. I was okay with it.

parents who are able to give that space usually find that they get their child back as a friend later in life. i think extended family have to understand that they probably don't, unless there's a specific shared interest that binds them.

if anything be glad for the time you've had, and be glad for the person she's become. time passes.