tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post2732569603590048004..comments2023-10-17T10:17:28.786-04:00Comments on The Exception: What is Family?The Exceptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13758654167029552230noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-1646283485790985602010-05-13T23:46:51.185-04:002010-05-13T23:46:51.185-04:00In my home we have 2 kinds of family.
Blood family...In my home we have 2 kinds of family.<br />Blood family<br />and heart family.<br />They are similar and different,<br />and having the word in front of family, helps my babies to understand and moderate there levels of trust<br />compassion<br />and understanding.<br />It's the best i can give them, the lessons are theirs alone...Sorrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03058557348955007784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-2325768881108042942010-05-08T08:09:04.857-04:002010-05-08T08:09:04.857-04:00Each family is definitely very unique. What you h...Each family is definitely very unique. What you have is beautiful...just as it is. And family can take on so many roles - having friends that you consider family...what a wonderful, wonderful thing. Keep being a light in this world, and a light for your sweet daughter...Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12347642337022150880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-86949970364917467942010-05-05T18:01:36.463-04:002010-05-05T18:01:36.463-04:00The thing that rings the most true to me is an old...The thing that rings the most true to me is an old cliche.<br /><br /><i>You can pick your friends but you can't pick your family.</i><br /><br />Oh sure, if everyone took seriously the responsibility that comes with being a member of a family you wouldn't have to choose. As we know, not everyone does.<br /><br />In the end you hit it just right when you said that your friends would travel a 1000 miles to support you in a time of need. Far too often, supposed family won't travel across town. Sad but true.<br /><br />TAGTAGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235937547319244705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-46953768225851924142010-05-05T15:36:12.105-04:002010-05-05T15:36:12.105-04:00Your daughter will grow to womanhood truly blessed...Your daughter will grow to womanhood truly blessed, for she's had a living example of open-hearted understanding of the truly good things in life.<br /><br />Thank you for this lovely sharing. I'm so glad I stopped by today.Gayzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11845614357402180322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-42264396248005489202010-05-05T15:14:02.214-04:002010-05-05T15:14:02.214-04:00David - In the past year, I ahve come to understan...David - In the past year, I ahve come to understand that family is everywhere and in far more places than we think. You have family here - you just need to open your heart to realize that an Exception and a Llama can be family of the friends sort! ;)<br /><br />I am away from my family too - thousands of miles! But I have found family in some interesting ways.The Exceptionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13758654167029552230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-78152054350070107302010-05-05T14:29:32.453-04:002010-05-05T14:29:32.453-04:00I miss having a big extended family near by. My fa...I miss having a big extended family near by. My family these days consists of me and my kids - on the days they are with me. Else I feel like it's just me. I have relatives in other places, but we just aren't that connected.dadshousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850838844108349101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-73674924522648276832010-05-05T13:41:50.869-04:002010-05-05T13:41:50.869-04:00Eric - Family is a gift... and it is wonderful whe...Eric - Family is a gift... and it is wonderful when a family can open its heart and its arms to accept and work together. <br /><br />Ms Llama - Words are labels. Sometimes I think we get caught up in the standard definitions and forget that we can define them for ourselves. I wanted to give my children a family such as the one I knew - and I give that to my daughter through that same family. Yet, I am not my mom and my experience and personality have me moving in a different direction. My daughter will know family (as will your children) differently and equally as enriching - just family based on their parents and those individual journeys.The Exceptionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13758654167029552230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-44153757804609931402010-05-05T12:58:43.534-04:002010-05-05T12:58:43.534-04:00What a great post, TE. You have an exceptional way...What a great post, TE. You have an exceptional way of looking at your family situation--but I could expect nothing less, as you ARE The Exception.<br /><br />One of the most difficult tasks is breaking from what we know and always took comfort in, how we came to define such integral institutions in our lives such as family, and forming a new concept to include those beyond obligatory blood lines. <br /><br />Excellent thoughts, TE. Be well.Mama Llamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04392701844744910258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-50049510705673515062010-05-05T11:00:19.508-04:002010-05-05T11:00:19.508-04:00Very nice thoughts. It's wonderful that you h...Very nice thoughts. It's wonderful that you have expanded your family and brought everyone together. Not everyone can or would consider doing something like this. It sounds like everyone's lives are a little richer because of it.<br />~Eric | EdenJournal.comEric West | Rethinking the Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754346700704946279noreply@blogger.com