tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2632611338168133022.post7431196228597598251..comments2024-03-29T00:19:52.579-07:00Comments on readergirlz: February: Post of Awesome by Sharonreadergirlzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05454818345877688527noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2632611338168133022.post-82209720233497406222016-01-10T07:37:46.845-08:002016-01-10T07:37:46.845-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01240022903376890197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2632611338168133022.post-79921390283453435102016-01-05T23:57:32.132-08:002016-01-05T23:57:32.132-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2632611338168133022.post-83853060430617919062010-02-11T09:16:50.141-08:002010-02-11T09:16:50.141-08:00Family is my network of strength around me. Even r...Family is my network of strength around me. Even rgz!Lorie Ann Groverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07894901682181719593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2632611338168133022.post-57777821667589608172010-02-08T09:29:46.105-08:002010-02-08T09:29:46.105-08:00I agree with everyone: Family is our blood relativ...I agree with everyone: Family is our blood relatives (even when we sometimes wish it weren't), but also the family of our choice--friends and neighbors and people who are just THERE for us.Melissa Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17130128666084908687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2632611338168133022.post-89714936873711640062010-02-08T03:05:11.668-08:002010-02-08T03:05:11.668-08:00I guess it's different for everyone. To me, my...I guess it's different for everyone. To me, my family are my sisters, parents, but also my closest friends, who I also see as family. As Jen said, it's people who we depend on. It's also people we trust.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2632611338168133022.post-12635502077212545782010-02-07T11:22:04.136-08:002010-02-07T11:22:04.136-08:00I'm going to say family are the people we depe...I'm going to say family are the people we depend on.<br /><br />I guess it follows that "strength of family" is the cumulative strength of the people we depend on. Sometimes we borrow; sometimes we lend. <br /><br />I find this a difficult question to answer--and, personally, a difficult topic in general.JenFWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04426266278784991887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2632611338168133022.post-20391951539075420222010-02-07T09:55:17.215-08:002010-02-07T09:55:17.215-08:00There are the family members that you are related ...There are the family members that you are related to, the blood ties, the family you are born into - then there are other kinds of family ties, if you marry into a family or someone marries into your family, if you are raised by someone or alongside someone or feel that close to someone, adoption, foster parents or siblings, step-parents or siblings, best friends, longtime family friends - even if they aren't genetically related to you, if they feel like family, and you call them family.<br /><br />I did a series of posts last May at Bildungsroman called <a href="http://slayground.livejournal.com/491360.html" rel="nofollow">Family Ties</a>. I asked people, "What does 'family' mean to you? Who do you consider to be the members of your family?" Each person answered differently.Little Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058463472836988047noreply@blogger.com