Exploring family

Growing up I always looked at family units as mom, dad and kids. But as I began to get older I realized that family is what you make it and that there doesn't have to be a specific structure to it. It could be a group of your best friends, it could be your co-workers at work, it could be the teammates on your soccer team, or it could be your best friend who just happens to be a female and then the addition of dogs and cats and ultimately the best addition of all, a child!

I believe that the strongest component of families and the glue that holds it together is the love and respect it represents. Now the question is... will complete strangers accept and respect our family unit as we define it? Only time will tell.

The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.

- Richard Bach