The article highlights the generational shift in family sizes, particularly among Millennials, who often have fewer cousins than their parents did. This change results in smaller family gatherings, contrasting the chaotic, vibrant holidays of the past filled with numerous cousins. Influencer Kelsey Myers emphasizes that while there are exceptions, the trend indicates a significant decline in the number of children being born within families, affecting how children experience family dynamics and holidays today, which are more subdued than the author remembers from childhood.
"Our moms did not have the number of babies that our grandmas did, and for the most part, our kids are not growing up with the amount of cousins that we did."
"I grew up going to my cousin's house every weekend, or they were over at our house. There was always someone to hang out with, always someone to play with, always someone to babysit."
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