Article: Howdy, 'cousin'?

It's kind of special that our son, Jeremy, and his cousin, Eddie, are in the same prekindergarten class, I told my husband recently. This has given them the opportunity to forge an extra bond. My husband disagrees. He doesn't doubt that Jeremy and Eddie are becoming tight friends. He disagrees that they're cousins. My husband and Eddie's father are cousins. That makes Jeremy and Eddie second cousins, or cousins once removed, or something other than cousins, he argues. "They're all cousins. What difference does it make if it's a second or a third?" I asked. My husband is endlessly frustrated when I talk about my Irish cousins, because, on my mom's side of the family - the Irish side - I ...

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