"Family is what we make it"

StartFamily.

Love.

Laugh.

Life.

Acceptance.

Forgiveness.

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Family is not just blood,

For family is much more than blood,

Family is friends that stick by your side when time get hard,

Friends are your family when families far away.

They Love you unconditionally like your so called blood,

Blood is just a word that we use to separate,

Everyone is family if you want them to be.

When you meet someone new laugh with them Make them feel good,

You never know what that person has gone through,

We tend to seek Acceptance from eveyone we meet,

We seek Acceptance from family,

When we seek Acceptance at full force we become obsessed with pleasing,

Family in the end becomes difficult to please, dificult to please because you want something your family doesn't approve of,

Difficult to please when they disapprove of your love,

Difficult to please when all they feel is negative thoughts of your Other half,

If we stick to the goals our family put on us we will never be able to create our own.

If you leave every one your so called blood disapproves of,

You will be stuck in a an endless loop of bitter hatred.

When our obsessetion becomes more than our own value we begin doubting our worth,

When others acceptance doesn't determine you're worthyness.

Acceptance turns in to wanting forgiveness, You feel as if you failed them,

You feel you must apologize for trying so hard,

You don't have to apologise for being kind, you don't have to apologize for loving so much,

You don't have to apologize for caring,

You certainly don't have to apologize for wanting to pursue your own goals.

You should never feel out of place,

You make your place.

Never give up and Strive for your self Worth.

By:Joyce A.M Renfro

*Stay Strong, Beautiful and Bold*