I am often left puzzled as to what it means to have a family…
“Who are your family?” “Are they friends?” “Relatives?” Or “Are they the people we live with?” These are some of the things that I often ask myself when I am facing a difficult situation. Family, I was always told, are the only people you can truly count on. They are the ones that will stick by you when no-one else will. They are the ones who will always stand by your side, even if you are wrong!
I have found that family are the most important people in your life, but they do not, as seen in many cases in television and within novels, stop at just being the people who you live with. They are often people who you come to know and love extensively.
Unfortunately, I have found that family is not always on your side, they are not always the ones that keep you smiling when you’re sad, or help protect you and the people around you. Sometimes, the people who cause you pain and cause you heartache are the people who you once called family.
Often you hear people talking about how much, family means to them and how they wouldn’t know what to do without Continue reading “What is Family … really?!”