I went to see the movie, "Little Miss Sunshine" last Saturday night. It is a very quirky movie about a dysfunctional family who travel in a VW bus together while heading to a children's beauty pageant. It was so absurd...and I loved every minute of it!
If one looked beyond the oddity of this group of wayward travelers, a deeper meaning came through. That was the idea and concept of "family".
I came to realize that "family" can mean so many different things besides the typical mother, father and 2.1 kids. A family can be any group that is held together with LOVE. It can consist of two people or 200 people all sharing a bond...through common goals and/or experiences. It can be girlfriends....neighbors....church or synagogue groups....functional, dysfunctional, etc. etc. etc. The definitions for what constitutes a family are limitless.
If one is lucky enough, they will have more than one group of people that they can call "family" as they go through life's ups and downs.
I do.....and I am so grateful.
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