Families are complex. Especially large families. If you have ever done any research into your family history, then you have probably stumbled across a couple of family members that you hadn’t even realized you had.
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Likewise, you might have stumbled across connections in your family that you didn’t even know existed.
The terms used to describe family members can often be confusing.
Close relatives are easy to understand, you have parents, siblings, and grandparents, and uncles and aunties. But, when it comes to cousins it can really get confusing. Sure, first and second cousins are easy to understand.
However, when it gets to third cousins, and cousins that have been “removed”, it can be difficult to understand.