Define "family"

Define the word "family"...... BUT, think about it before you do..... REALLY think about it....

There is immediate family: parents and siblings

Which later on encompasses: a spouse, in-laws, and your children

Which then includes: Grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins

Then you add:  the friends you've had forever - and their kids/grandkids

THEN, the unthinkable happens (A death) and your family is fractured.....

If you are fortunate, someone special may come along and your family tree can start to blossom and thrive once again.....

Add: "Someone special", his children, their spouses, their children....

I am thinking "family" is not a 'thing to be defined', but a feeling.....  I am so grateful to be able to 'feel' again.