What does family mean to you? Well, according to the U.S. Bureau of the Census (from our textbook) a family household is composed of one or more people who occupy the the same housing unit. And according to dictionary.com family means a basic social unit consisting of parents and theirchildren, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not. But is it truly fair to say a family must consist of just blood-related persons? I believe it is unfair to say you must classify someone as family just because they have part of the same DNA as you.
A true family is a group of people who love you for who you are and what you represent. I have plenty of friends that can admit they are not close to anyone in their family. They should be sad right? They beg to differ. They say the only people who are really seen are family are the ones that have always been there for you. Here is an article to support my thought.
http://www.englishforums.com/English/FamilyDefinitionReadGiveOpinions/bljkm/post.htm
I couldn't imagine not being not close to my parents let alone having to live without a parent due to death or other circumstances. Unfortunately, my cousins have had to do this for the last four years of their life. They told me that even though I am two generations apart from them that they see me as family. They say family is defined by actions and love than who is blood related. Sometimes people had that close individual that was blood related but lose them, so what do they resort to? They realize that its truly the people you surround yourself that classify them as family.
Family, just a word that describes who really means the most to you not matter what the circumstance. In a weird way only certain unique individuals can be considered family to one self. In a way we are uniquely family.
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