How do you define a family? Is it just people linked by DNA and marriage? Is it restricted to mom/dad, kids, and maybe two sets of grandparents? Does it encompass the extended clan? Can it ever include those who are not related to you by blood, but by laughter and tears instead?
The older I grow, the more I realise that there is no one way to make a family of your own. Yes, the first ties that bind are those that connect us to our parents, grandparents and siblings. As we reach adulthood, it is that pattern that we seek to replicate. And while that is a perfectly viable way to create a family, it is by no means the only one.
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