define family
It's currently the school holidays which means I have a lot of extra time to enjoy my newest favourite thing: Netflix. I have become so attached to the series Parenthood and in the past week I have watched over 30 hours of this family so entangled in love. I have laughed with them, cried with them and shared both joys and anxieties with them. I know, I know, so it's not real - it's a television series. But I have also had the honour of spending time with my own family - the one that I chose for myself here in Thailand. And it got me thinking...
Family is something that has been on my mind a lot - it keeps popping up in my thoughts - both because I'm aware that I am the black sheep of my biological family, and don't really fit in anywhere, and because my husband and I are making plans to add to our own wee family. So I did what is often the first and foremost step of the thinking process in this day and age: I consulted Google. When I saw the definition results on the screen, I was both frustrated and unimpressed.
I've decided something. This world needs a new definition of family, because to me, family is not just parents and children living together in a household, and it's certainly not only the descendants of a common ancestor.
To me, family is so many things. It is...
This is where you come in. Because family is about community, Iwant need your help. Together, let's redefine family. Please send me a message or comment below with your ideas.
Love. X
Family is something that has been on my mind a lot - it keeps popping up in my thoughts - both because I'm aware that I am the black sheep of my biological family, and don't really fit in anywhere, and because my husband and I are making plans to add to our own wee family. So I did what is often the first and foremost step of the thinking process in this day and age: I consulted Google. When I saw the definition results on the screen, I was both frustrated and unimpressed.
I've decided something. This world needs a new definition of family, because to me, family is not just parents and children living together in a household, and it's certainly not only the descendants of a common ancestor.
To me, family is so many things. It is...
- having your own Netflix profile on the family account
- sharing common life values and morals
- connecting with those who want to change the world as much as you do
- unexpectedly shedding tears, purely because you feel so loved
- having your own toothbrush, set of pyjamas and front door key to more than one home
- community
- finding others who also want to spread their love as thick and as far as you do
- being heard
- having a hand to hold
- knowing that your hard days are not a burden on those around you
- receiving love notes
- days spent with no plans other than snuggles and laughter
This is where you come in. Because family is about community, I
Love. X
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