The same conversation over and over again

This was just a quick revision of the earlier montage I posted a while back. I don't know about everyone else, but I'm really not close to much of my family at all. I mean, I know them and all but I very rarely see most of them more than maybe twice a year. Its funny how the conversations are always the same: How you are doing, what you've been up to, how far along with school you are, and yadda yadda... Every family event, it eventually ends up getting back in that whirlpool, and with different people at the party/event.

Do they really care? In my opinion, no. Most are just making conversation to be polite, some are sizing you up with their kids to see who's more successful. I'm sure you've been compared to a cousin or other relative before when your parents are giving you a lecture, or maybe they might simply mention it. It never fails, relatives always ask about things that they obviously don't care about --otherwise they'd see you more than twice a year...

I get caught up in it myself, but its seldom that I'm the one that starts the vicious cycle. I mostly do it to be polite; you can't have your aunt asking you a bunch of questions while you just sit there and say "Yes" or "Uh uh". This all sounds pretty cold, but I think its just being realistic. There are alot of family members I did wish I seen alot more of, but people live different places and end up getting caught up in different things; and only get to see each other some of the time.