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One of hubby's many, many cousins is here for a short visit. He actually drove here because he needed help filling out immigration forms. He drove 8 hrs to visit us. To help him fill out forms.

He did not bring the forms.

He didn't even have a clue what would be needed, like say... important things like a TAX RETURN, or a BANK STATEMENT, or a W2, or a COPY OF BIRTH CERTIFICATE.

So hubby says, "Don't worry about it. Help him fill out the stuff on the form; he can gather all his documents when he goes back home"

So how am I supposed to know what to enter in the field where it says, "income?" Or "taxable income?"

At this rate, I'll be lucky if this cousin knows how to spell his own name.

I AM NOT MAKING THIS STUFF UP

I asked hubby, why on Earth did this poor guy DRIVE here? I could have easily printed the forms off the web (which, go figure, is what I ended up doing) filled out his info and MAILED it back to him. We do have this neat service called the "Post Office" where someone will take your document to somewhere else. No driving necessary!

Hubby says it just shows how grateful the guy is that we're helping him with the form. I said, "Uh no. It shows that you guys have no sense of practicality"

My mother put some gifts in a box last month, and mailed it to our kids. She didn't see the need to hop in a car and drive for hours. She's a smart cookie, my mom!