Definition of a Family

Dear Friends,

Family- denotes a group of people or animals (many species form the equivalent of a human family wherein the adults care for the young) affiliated by consanguinity, affinity or co-residence. Although the concept of consanguinity originally referred to relations by "blood", anthropologists[who?] have argued that one must understand the idea of "blood" metaphorically and that many societies understand family through other concepts rather than through genetic distance.



That’s a long and wordy definition of family. However, in my life this is not true. My mother told me if I want to have siblings, I need to adopt. So in my 31 years, I have adopted people as my family. I have probably done this before but this is a new year and new rules. For the exception of having an adoptive father, I have adopted mothers, brothers, and sisters. With all families, we have our differences but we also have our moments. Most of my adoptive family is up around Flint MI except for my sisters which they are scattered. So as I continue to enlighten myself, I hope to extend my adoptive family.





Eugene Chandler III