Closeness
When I think of family, I think of a mom, dad, and their
kid(s) if any. Growing up, this has not
always been the case for me. I have never lived with my dad nor do I talk to
him much. As for my mom, I see her seldomly,
but not enough. Am I supposed to call
me, my mom, and dad a family? When holidays
come around I see neither. My family is
my Grandma and Grandpa, then the rest of my family members come in and complete
my family. I don’t think “family” should have any certain definition put behind
it because some instances can alter the meaning. When its Christmas or Thanksgiving and I sit
down to eat, I look around the table at all of my family. Some I only see a couple times during the
year. I don’t think this is a
family. When I’m watching Christmas
shows, and they show all of the family members is that really their
family? To be considered family, you should
be close to that person and see that person more than just the holidays.
All of my life I have been close to my aunts, uncles,
cousins, brothers, and sisters. I classify
them all as my family because they have always been there for me and I think it
would be too hard to say my only family was my grandma and grandpa when they’re
not. There are exceptions though. When I was younger I would go with my dad for
the holidays and I would always be around his side of the family, but I don’t consider
them my family. There are people I have
never seen before on Christmas that were my “family,” and I have never seen
them since. Family is defined by the
circumstances someone wants it to be. If
I grow up, don’t get married, but still have a kid, I think my family would be
me and my kid. I could also have a family
as diverse as the Duggar’s who have 19 children. It all depends on your situation.
Hey Nick, how are you doing? Well I sort of can relate to your thoughts on what a family should be but I also don't live with my dad he is in Catlin but I see him a lot but not as much as I should. I just live with my mom and my grandma who lives next door. Outside of these family members I really don't see much of except for around the "holiday" season. So I definately understand how you feel when they actually come around. But I really do think that closeness in a family should be tried for during the entire year not just between Thanksgiving and New Year's. Like people say no matter what you do your always stuck with the family you have so you might as well make the best out of it while they are around.
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