I have a sister, Tami, that for reasons which were beyond my control, I did not see her from the time she was 11 years old until she was married and had three adult children. A very long time. When I did finally find her again it was one of my happiest days. Now, because of where I live, I have not seen her for 12 years. She is not a fan of electronics and uses no social media platforms to communicate. I call her on her birthday every year. It is easy to remember. My son, Eric, was born on the same day, 10 years later.
I called at 12:00 AM, 1:00 AM, and 2:30 AM before she finally answered. She was in Philadelphia visiting her youngest son and his family.They had been out to a Christmas event, and she didn't have her phone with her. I told her it was no matter, at least now we were speaking. We talked for 1/2 hour and I would have liked longer but I needed to go to bed. Of course, I wished her a happy birthday at the beginning, we talked a little about my son and I asked how everyone in her family was doing. Her son and daughter-in-law have a seven year old daughter who speaks two languages, English and Welch, and now is learning French. That is pretty impressive.
