yearly Family Reunion Picnics , haven't had any since I was 12 . As the Senior Family members passed the younger ones didn't maintain the tradition of Family Gatherings . grands , Aunts , Uncles , and Cousins . shame that is what always mattered most growing up was the closeness of family . The Elders were the Glue that kept that Front and Center. We have allowed Life to pull us away from that what was most Important growing up . Technology I feel has contributed a lot to the break up of Family Time and Closeness