When someone asks me where I'm from I'll forever say North Carolina even though I lovingly call northern Minnesota home now. When someone asks me about my family I say I have family all over the world-how exactly is that possible when I have no brothers or sisters and all my aunts and uncles live in North Carolina? Because I have learned throughout life, throughout my struggles and hardships; that family isn't always blood related.
Family has proved to be those people who stand by you no matter what, people that don't judge you, people that don't turn their back on you when times are tough or when they don't agree with your life or lifestyle. I was once married to a man and we have two beautiful kids together, we traveled the world due to him being in the military and we had friends and family all over the place. When I fell in love with my now wife, a few of my friends and "family" decided they didn't want to be part of my journey anymore and the same went for my wife. We found out people that we thought would be there for us no matter what no longer were, but we also found an entirely new group of people we lovingly now call family. People that stepped up and supported us, helped us and looked us in the face when we were down and said "You are a good Person." People show their true colors when you take a little different path than theirs, when something happens that changes their life or yours and you really find out who is your family when you go through a major life change. I most recently lost my beloved grandmother, a woman who has stuck with me and guided me through life. In her death I have also learned the definition of family. I have felt the love from people, I have been picked up and I have also seen the family, that has proven to not be true family. As hard as it is to learn who is and isn't your family, it is also a beautiful experience. Finding your family in the hard times is light in the dark. True family is vital to our existence and to our being. Family sticks by you no matter what, family HELPS you, family encourages you, supports you, is there for you no matter how long it's been since you last saw each other. Family are the people that walk with you on your journey, the people that pick you up in the middle of a massive meltdown and most importantly family is the people that love you unconditionally without stipulations and/or boundaries. Family = Endless love
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