Wonderful post! It is nice to meet people on here who take the time to read your content and give a whole-hearted response to your work and ideas (not just leave a quick "upvoted, followed" response lol). I am flattered to be mentioned in your post, and I would like to thank you for your warm responses to my posts as well! It is refreshing to receive thoughtful comments that are longer than one or two words :)

Also, commenting more on this post:

Reading your post reminds me of the "Blood is thicker than water" concept. For those that may have not heard of this phrase, it basically means family rises above friends or strangers. I completely disagree with this concept - some of the closest people to me in my life are my friends, and some of the furthest are family. I choose to care about people based on their response to me, and the way they interact with others in the world. Life is too short to spend your time on people that don't care about you.

Really, it is another instance of breaking away from labels. Who is considered family? Family to me, are those that care about you and would do anything for you - they are also people you care about and would do anything for. Life chooses who you are related to, not who you relate to.