Family doesn't mean blood.
Disclaimer: This is my first time writing on a platform like this. Lately I've been inspired by many of my friends, who have spoken on a variety of topics, so here I am expressing my thoughts and sharing them with all who care to read.
Who said family had to be blood relatives? I'll wait ...
So let me start by letting you all know something that the majority of people dont:
I was adopted.
This is probably the most public I've been about this. And it's refreshing. Not that its a secret, because all my close friends know. I'll tell anyone who cares to listen. It's nothing to be ashamed of. In fact, I'm proud to say it.
By now, you've probably figured out where the headline, "Family doesn't mean blood" comes from.
I was adopted at a very young age, so my mom and dad ARE my mom and dad. No, I don't know my biological parents, if you can even call them that. Furthermore, I have no desire to know them. I have no desire because I love my mom, my dad and my family.
Something that always goes through my head is not that I was given up for adoption, but that I was chosen to be apart of someone else's family! Family is about the people who want you in their lives. I can say with all my heart that I have the best family.
But it goes further than that. I have many friends that I consider family. People always want to say its a black thing to call your best friend your brother, or the girl you've know for years your little sister. And there's the age old quote that says, "you don't get to pick your family," but in a way I do. We all do. The people we choose to let in and really be apart of our lives and that have shown the love and loyalty are the ones we can and should consider family every time
It is simple. It comes down to this: family doesn't mean blood. Rather, it is those people who come into our lives and we are able to rely on no matter what the case might be. The ones that show love and compassion no matter the circumstance. I struggled with the whole family thing for a while, but looking at it the way I do now, I've been nothing but blessed.
Its crazy to think that no one in this world I've met or loved the most is of blood relation to me, and that's amazing! We as humans are capable of love even in the hardest of situations. No one should feel like they don't have anyone, and if anything, let my words and experiences be a shining light.
Family doesn't mean blood. Rather, it's the love and loyalty shown. Stay blessed.
