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September 10th — Define family
If You Believe You Know What Makes up A Family, You May Be Wrong
Even Google gets this one wrong
A family does not have to be of the same ethnicity. They don’t have to have grown up in the same house. It doesn’t have to have two parents. Distance shouldn’t control or distinguish it. They do not have to be all the same color. Should we let society define the family unit? No.
Perhaps this could be the new definition:
As an individual, you can define who your family is to YOU. Therefore, it can be your parents with grandparents. Or it can be you and the one you love. Or, it maybe your brothers and sisters in arms. It could be your best friend and you. It’s you and the foster children you love. Today, we are fortunate that we are not bound by old definitions.
We are family to or with whoever loves nurtures and protects or cares for us.
Thank you for this prompt, Nancy Blackman. Once again, you have refreshed my soul by releasing feelings I have long felt but didn’t think I should share with anyone but my family.
