How do I get my parents to introduce me to my cousins?

[HKS7]

I have TOO many cousins, but the problem is that I'm not very close with most of them. I'm close with a lot of the younger ones, but not with the older ones. I haven't even met some of them! I told my parents about this but they said that cousins don't matter anyway & that I should focus on school (I'm brown, don't judge) & they said that their cousins who all lived together were too distracted from their studies & that's why none of them are doctors while the ones who lived in solitude are. I guess there's a point in that, but all of my cousins live so far away anyways (except for a bunch who live 3-4 hours away, & they're not that close with each other either). When we went to India last summer, we didn't see a lot of my older cousins. My other cousins went this summer & they saw a lot of those cousins! I know my parents aren't deliberately trying to keep me away from my family, but I don't think they know how important this is to me. I'm jealous of the people who see their cousins every weekend & those are the only people I'm jealous of. How do I show my parents that this is really important to me, & that I want to meet my cousins? I guess I could just wait for their weddings & get to know them within that week, but I just don't know. :/ I've drifted apart from some of my cousins too, after having moved from India & then from city to city over here. How should I convince my parents to visit my aunts/uncles/cousins when we're in their city? We do visit some but it's the same ones every time. I just want to know my family.

 

[Caliboy101]

Just tell them that you want to see your cousins that it matters to you. I see my cousins once in a long while but lots of times recently but I have many overseas and I have a few 30 mins (the ones I've been seeing a lot.) I dislike them, but, I love my aunt. That's why I go there.. Your cousins won't be important to you if you already don't see them.