No matter what Joe Hoffman and Wade Preston say, it's not gender that makes a family; it's love. You don't need a mother and a father; you don't necessarily even need two parents. You just need someone who's got your back.

Jodi Picoult
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The idea of a family is a group of people who have all the same values, traits and beliefs. The word family is defined as a group of relatives or members belonging to the same group or breed, or, a group of people related by blood, marriage, or adoption. In real life, families come in various shapes and sizes. Some people have one parent and others have two.

Some people may have grandparents, aunts and uncles who are also their parents. There are also single-parent families where one parent is the only parent for their children. Families can be made out of the best of friends and they can also be made out of people who don't know each other at all.

What's important is that you feel connected to your family no matter what kind they are. Because in this world there are too many people thinking about themselves when they should be thinking about you.

Source: Sing You Home

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