Comments on: An Odyssey

By: terrifik

terrifik — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:41:17 +0000

This is deep. As a father estranged from his daughters, I think about it daily. It gives me pause to think, well, what if you married the devil once? What if somebody in the family has devil's spawn for children? Or, to magnify it, what if you wake up to read the paper one morning and find out your blood runs in the veins of a heinous criminal? That your parent or child or sibling has been on a wild rampage last night? Blood is a strong bond, you only get one set of blood relatives. So even though we have these infinitely expandable extended families too, the supply of blood relatives is finite and they are not replaceable. There also needs to be a way to break that blood bond sometimes too, or at least distance your self from relatives that would drag you down and involve you in their terrible acts. .-= terrifik´s last blog ..Disabled Comedian barely smiles, has lost all sense of humor =-.

By: Tara R.

Tara R. — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:02:45 +0000

My dad's family all live 100s of miles away and haven't seen most of them in almost 20 years. I wouldn't be able to pick them out of crowd. But, I have friends that I think of as real family, real sisters I've never had. Blood is not the only thing that makes a family. .-= Tara R.´s last blog ..Mouthwatering Monday ~ Strawberry Pretzel Salad =-.

By: Jane Moneypenny

Jane Moneypenny — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:53:01 +0000

I, too, have struggled with this since I grew up without any extended family in America. My friends' parents became like family and I eventually found numerous second families in my friends and their families. I finally met some extended family and they were complete strangers; even when my cousin moved to the same city, she was practically a stranger. So I think it isn't just about blood. Families are so much more than that. .-= Jane Moneypenny´s last blog ..WordPress Personas for Firefox =-.