Family Is The Foundation Of An Individual's Life

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“Ohana means family, family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten”- (Lilo & Stitch). When you think of the word “family,” many different sentiments come to light about what family means. To some, family is blood and are the people you were born to and grew up with, whether it be in the same household or visiting on vacations. They bathed, clothed, and fed you for all your life and taught you lessons about people and growing up. To some people, who does not have the family most of us are blessed with look at the people they chose to have in their life. “Love 'em or hate 'em, family really matters in shaping happiness and well-being” (Moller). Family is the foundation of an individual’s life, a family is where some individual feel comfortable …show more content…

To me, family aren't the only ones who are blood related, they are also those who have seen me grow up. Personally, my family consists of my biological parents and my step-mother. Although my mother passed away when I was four years old, I will always consider her to be my mother even though I don’t know her. My siblings are my family as well, where I would consider six out of seven of my blood related siblings, my family. I also have 1 step sister I see as family out of 4 steps siblings. Siblings are the ones I grew up with, had a childhood with and who know me pretty well. No, I didn’t include all my siblings as my family because half of them I'm not close to because I’ve never met them before. Human beings aren't the only ones I consider family because I have a dog named Molly. She's a part of my family because I’ve had her since she was baby and she’s always with me where I show her the love she deserves as if she were my child. I also would say my best friend Taunya, aunt, grandparents, niece, and nephew are my family. The people I mention as my family are the ones who have seen the bad and the good in me. They truly know who I am as a person which makes me comfortable to trust and be myself around

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