My Only Bitchy Cousin Is A Yankee-type Guy- The... [best]

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The Smiths are a tight-knit family from the Midwest, known for their friendly and down-to-earth nature. They gather every year for a summer barbecue, where laughter and love fill the air. However, there's one member who doesn't quite fit into this idyllic picture: Cousin Jack. My Only Bitchy Cousin Is a Yankee-Type Guy- The...

I have a large family. We are, traditionally speaking, a "y’all" kind of people. We hug too hard, we monologue about casseroles, and we solve problems with sweet tea and passive-aggression. In this sea of hospitality, there is one anomaly. One outlier. A jagged rock in a smooth stream of grits and gravy. Tag your "Yankee-type" cousin below

This is the "know-how" and self-reliance that defines their approach to life. If something is broken, they’ll find a technical, practical solution rather than buying a replacement. However, there's one member who doesn't quite fit

My only cousin on my mother’s side is not a sweet-faced girl named Savannah who braids hair and passes the biscuits. My cousin is Bennett. Bennett, who grew up in a Boston brownstone, went to a prep school with a Latin motto, and once corrected my pronunciation of “crayon” as if I’d confessed to a war crime.

In a world of fake pleasantries, give me the bitchy cousin every time.

"Thank you, miss!" the delivery man chirped, glancing past me.