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I think what one person constitutes as family is different than what I perceive as family.  I think family is defined more than just by blood alone.  Family to me is more about the relationships that we build than who our natural born family is.  I have gotten along better with my extended family more than some of my family members.  My little girl’s paternal grandparents are just as good family as any other.  I think of them as a second set of in laws because they treated me just as good as if I was their son in law and not some stranger that married their grand daughters mother.  I feel welcome with them and they aren’t even related to me, or even tied to me other than through my daughter.  Family can not be quanitified just by the people who share our genes.  I think it’s more than just that.  It has to do with how we relate to people.  The word relatives also has the word relate in it which means how we deal with people.  When I think of rosie’s grandparents I do not think about the fact that they aren’t a direct member of my family. what I think about is how there is a connection in a different form.  I think of how they are good and kind people that had enough room in their hearts for one more.  Characteristics that make people family are not defined by the people we are born from alone but the people we grow up with.  I feel special knowing I have so many others to support me if I need help, to pick me up if I am down, to offer sage advice and council.  John, Nancy you two are the best and I wish you never to change.

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