I'm a first cousin once removed!!!

[matt_mcl]

Just wanted to pointlessly say that my cousin Leslie in Hamilton gave birth this morning. Mom, dad, and baby are all doing fine.

They live in Hamilton so I rarely see them, but it was still a Woohoo! moment when I heard it from my mom.

[Olentzero]

First off, my heartiest congratulations to your cousin Leslie. Glad to hear both are doing fine and I wish them all the best that life can give them. Is it a boy or a girl?

Having said that, however… you are not BabyLeslie_mcl’s first cousin once removed. You are BL_mcl’s mother’s cousin. BL_mcl is your first cousin once removed. The relationship is not reciprocal.

[BunnyGirl]

Congratulations!

Glad to hear everyone is fine.

[iampunha]

Yaaay matt_mcl:)

So when do you get to see Leslie?

[matt_mcl]

*Originally posted by Olentzero *
**Having said that, however… you are not BabyLeslie_mcl’s first cousin once removed. You are BL_mcl’s mother’s cousin. BL_mcl is your first cousin once removed. The relationship is not reciprocal. **

Since when?

[Baker]

It is reciprocal, and matt_mcl is correct.

[matt_mcl]

My dictionary, for its part, claims that “removed” means “(esp. of cousins) separated by a number of steps of descent”. In other words, both cousins. “They are first cousins once removed.”

[pricciar]

Congrats to your cousin, Matt.
Olent:
This site disagrees with you.
is a First Cousin, once removed?

To quote them:

                    Removed
                         When the word "removed" is used to describe a relationship, it indicates that the
                         two people are from different generations. You and your first cousins are in the
                         same generation (two generations younger than your grandparents), so the word
                         "removed" is not used to describe your relationship.

                         The words "once removed" mean that there is a difference of one generation.
                         For example, your mother's first cousin is your first cousin, once removed. This
                         is because your mother's first cousin is one generation younger than your
                         grandparents and you are two generations younger than your grandparents. This
                         one-generation difference equals "once removed."

                         Twice removed means that there is a two-generation difference. You are two
                         generations younger than a first cousin of your grandmother, so you and your
                         grandmother's first cousin are first cousins, twice removed.

pat

PS:
I always remember my cousin’s kids are my first cousins once removed by saying. “She is my cousin. Those are her kids. Those kids were once removed from her. They are my first cousins once removed.”
Of course that is neither here nor there.