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It has been bothering me these days, and got me wondering: why do people tend to overestimate family?
Now, before I proceed, let me tell you: I don’t hate my family and I’m actually quite grateful for everything they’ve done to me, especially my mom, BUT STILL, doesn’t change the fact that people overestimate family quite a lot.
I mean, I’m sure you remember fighting with someone from your family and have people tell you it was wrong and you should make up soon, since it’s your family. How wrong is that? Sure, some fights are silly and should be resolved as soon as possible, but I don’t think being blood related has anything to do with it.
I also don’t think that being blood related gives you the right to be a big ass jerk and expect to be forgiven just because of it. Come on, how unreasonable is that? There are family members who steal, beat up, rape and abuse each other in the most varied way.
It happened to someone near me not so long ago. It happened to me not so long ago. It probably happened to everybody who’s reading this right now. Don’t you think it’s unfair?
As far as I know, wanting to cut relations with a family member gets you the label of someone icy cold, mean, evil or just plain indifferent, when you’re actually just trying to protect yourself from someone who makes your life miserable. And I hate it.
I hate it how people just keep repeating this thing over and over without ever stopping to think about the whole meaning of family. Sure, they can be good and help you out, but it doesn’t make them any less human than you. And guess what? Humans screw up.
And at last, but not least important, love is not something that you automatically get from being born in the same family tree, you need to earn and deserve it. I don’t think, at all, that cutting contact with someone who does you harm is a bad thing. I actually encourage you on doing so. You deserve to be happy.
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