In life we develop many families. You have your blood family. These are the people that you are actually genetically related to. Whether you love them or hate them they are probably the only family that will never abandon you no matter what. Your family can consist of great-grandparents and second cousins twice removed or just you and one parent. Whatever kind of family you have it is uniquely yours, trust me. I bet there's not a lot of people with an Uncle Sam...oh wait...never mind. But I can guarantee that no family is quite like mine. This unique and, a lot of the times, crazy family is the most important. If your going to burn bridges try not to burn the one connecting you to the people with the same eyebrows. Thick and thin they will always be there. Try to remember that next time you want to cuss out your younger sister because she put your designer jacket in the dryer.
Then you have your friend family. These are the people that you deem as your "sister from another mister" and "brother from another mother". I have a few of these as many people do. They might not be as forgiving of your mistakes as your blood family but you are usually tighter with this family. These are the peeps that you trust with your deepest darkest secret(s) and blood family issues. These are the people that you wish had the same ears as you.
Next is your friend's family. We all have that BFF or multiple BFFs that we borderline live with. Their parents become your parents and their siblings are now yours (congradulations). You can come over whenever. They'll feed you, hang out with you, give you gifts/money, and take you places with them. They love you and you should be honored because that is a special place to be; in their hearts.
Lastly is your group family. They are the people you have a common interest with. The glee club or the art club are families. Band is a family. I was in chorus from middle school all the way up to last year. That was a family. We were close in a unique way. You all have that same passion, same drive, that you might not share with any of the other families listed above. It's that connection which makes you a family. I miss my chorus family like you wouldn't believe. They had a concert today and I almost cried watching them perform.
So the moral of the story is...never forget your Ohana.
-XOXOXOXO Mel.
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