Family, " she announced. "They're the people in your life you don't get to pick. The ones that are given to you, as opposed to those you get to choose."" You're bound to them by blood, " she continued, her voice flat. "Which, you know, gives you that much more in common. Diseases, genetics, hair, and eye color. It's like they're part of your blueprint. If something's wrong with you, you can usually trace it back to them." I nodded and kept writing." But, " she said, "even though you're stuck with them, at the same time, they're also stuck with you. So that's why they always get the front rows at christenings and funerals. Because they're the ones that are there, you know, from the beginning to the end. Like it or not. . Sarah Dessen
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Family," she announced. "They're the people in your life you don't get to pick. The ones that are given to you,as opposed to those you get to choose." You're bound to them by blood," she continued, her voice flat. "Which, you know, gives you that much more in common.

Diseases, genetics, hair, and eye color. It's like they're part of your blueprint. If something's wrong with you, you can usually trace it back to them." I nodded and kept writing."But," she said, "even though you're stuck with them, at the same time, they're also stuck with you.

So that's why they always get the front rows at christenings and funerals. Because they're the ones that are there, you know, from the beginning to the end. Like it or not.

Source: Lock And Key

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