I visit my mother at least once every fortnight. We will usually have dinner and a chat, we often end up with a mountain of books, encyclopaedias and maps strewn across the room as we talk about the world and debate and challenge ideas.

I help my father out at his business regularly. Our relationship is a gentle one as for many years we have not been on good terms. We dont socialize.

Im good friends with one of my sisters and we often do stuff and go places together or call around each others houses and just chill out. My other sister lives in the Philippines so I rarely see her, we email each other every few months.

We do not do things as a complete family and it is extremely rare for all of us to be together at once.