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Second Cousins or First Cousins Once Removed? GMYBS

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Apparently, I’ve had it wrong for years. First cousins I understood. Totally clear. My first cousins are the children of my aunts and uncles. Got it.

But what about the children of my Great Aunt and Uncle, or the children of my cousins?

So confusing.

Guess what? I found a handy chart detailing the cousin relationships down to the degree on wikipedia:

Cousin_tree_(with_genetic_kinship)

So according to this chart, this darling toddler is my first cousin once removed:

Very active toddler

Won't sit still

Run away from the camera!

In case you were wondering, No–he does not sit still, and Yes–he is just as adorable in person as he is in his pictures. His mama, Grandchild #6 out of 24 (I’m #3), is present in many of my best childhood memories. It was so much fun to see her again this past week and get to know her kids. I’ve got the best family.

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I became a mom in 1996, and in 2005 I had my fifth. Yes, 5 kids. In 2007, this blog was born (my 6th baby that will never grow up) and I've been sharing recipes, photography tricks, parenting tips, and everything in between. (Formerly Better in Bulk)

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  2. Luckily, my youngest has always (since childhood) had a talent for comprehending these things. Everyone has turned to her for the solution to their “how is this person related to me?” questions. Guess what? She’s now a senior in Family History at BYU and here in London with us for the summer on an internship. And we are having a ball figuring out how the kings and queens and their posterity were related = or should I say, inter-realted….

  15. first off- i totally need that chart. I refer to all of my cousins and cousins in laws.

    Secondly – he’s adorable and you got some very fun photos of him.
    .-= Amy´s last blog ..Have you ever? =-.

  21. I always remember that removed is how many generations away you are from each other. If we’re separated by a generation we’re once removed. How distant the common relative is the numerical number. That matches the chart (I think).
    .-= Charlotte´s last blog ..An update on my parents =-.

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