Family Isn’t Necessarily Blood

What we consider to be blood relations and technically define as a family isn’t necessarily supposed to hold the meaning for the same. I have come across individuals who feel more connected to their friends than their family itself. To me, it makes sense. If you ask why?

The answer to this question is a deeper reflection and analysis that you might find within yourself about what you consider the meaning of ‘Family’ altogether. For me, it is their relations with their loved ones. 

Who Says That Family Has To Be Blood Necessarily?

To many, family is something that stays with you through your tough times. Often, individuals can find that in their friends or colleagues rather than in their actual blood relations. This reflects the idea that we as humans can connect with people outside our closest circle and resonate with the feeling of comfort, love, affection, and care with someone other than our actual family.

What Is A Family?

Those Who Give Us Love And Affection

If we dive deeper to understand why that is the case, we reveal a notion of cumulative thoughts and feelings that make it so. A dominant reason for this is the feeling of love and affection. The feeling that most humans derive from their loved ones, especially their family, is also one of the main reasons why they prefer not to be in the company of their real family.

In addition, the practices of caring and nurturing differ greatly. Lastly, the essential analysis brings us back to the starting point that a person always strives to receive the love that they deserve, and most of us look for that in our family and close relatives.

Respect

Another important factor that governs this thought is the feeling of respect that one feels when around others. A person might feel highly respected when around a group of friends but might not feel the same at home while with their family. The perceptions that we have about individuals other than us motivate the feelings of respect, empathy, and love for them. This means that getting the respect that you deserve and the acclaim that you are looking for might not always come from the person that you expect it the most from.

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Bonds Stronger than Blood Relations

The bonding of an individual with someone shapes the way they develop the traits of being kind and helpful. There are so many cases that tell us that people have learned values from their friends or relatives and not their immediate family because of the way they were treated.

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