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Making Blood Mean Something

We all have two options!

We can choose to change our family structure or keep it as it is.

There are going to be many people reading this post who come from strong family units. If that is the case with you, please keep your family unit strong and bonded.

If you were brought up in dysfunction and chaos and in a household where blood meant absolutely nothing, then it is up to you to make blood mean something. To carry on that type of generational curse will only lead to further separation of family and continual disrespect.

Enough is ENOUGH! Blood should mean something, and it’s worth fighting for.

You might not be able to change the dynamic of you and your siblings, but you can enforce the importance of family to your children. You are letting them know that we are all we have, and if one should fall, then there will always be four of us to pick you up.

There are only a few things worse than feeling like you are drowning in a deep pool of water without anyone around to throw you a raft, and those things are out of your control. Drowning when you have family is ridiculous, and there isn’t any excuse for that to happen. 

Like many others, I have experienced those deep waters, and I know there are a few folks who would have loved to see me drown. But the thing is, when God gives you favor, drowning is no longer part of the equation. With favor comes a built-in raft, safety jacket, and a few folks who will always have their hands extended to pull you to safety.

Life hits differently when blood begins to mean something. It makes all the bad memories fade away, and your focus becomes more evident- as does the path to success.

You could have chosen any blog to read, but you chose mine, and I’m honored!

~Belladonna~

73 Replies to “Making Blood Mean Something”

  2. I have been blessed with a wonderful family through many generations. I do not take it for granted and I hope I have instilled this important link to my kids.

    I am pretty sure I have, actually 🙂

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  6. I totally agree with you when you say: “You might not be able to change the dynamic of you and your siblings, but you can enforce the importance of family to your children.” When my sons and I arrived here in the USA, I had to fight against my own family to hold us together. It was a long struggle.

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  12. this is my dad and his family. there was a huge fight.argument about 4 decades ago, and dad and them haven’t even spoken since..I oddly enough still do…I pointed out to him at some point it’ll be too late to make amends…and now, he’s lost his parents, two brothers and one sister, with one sister left…so much water under the bridge right….they used to do everything together the parties, the memories, now nothing..luckily my sister and I are good…even though she does vote for Trump we’re still friends..we just never talk politics

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    1. This is sadly the case for so many! So sad!
      Warren you are right, avoid talking politics. I definitely do as much as possible. Trump can split up families and friends, just a jerk to the core.

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  14. You and your husband, have built a beautiful family; no lifeline needed, blood is thicker than water! I hear you, and have lived through a chaotic upbringing. My last, (water under the bridge,) was a reflection on part of that! Well said!

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  17. This right here is so important! Family is everything! I grew up in a strong, close-knit family. But my children didn’t until we left, I became a single parent. But I was a registered nurse, so we were okay. Just some super long hours sometimes because I was a Hospice RN Case Manager. Anyway, when I got remarried, it was to one of my best friends from high school. The kids were in their teens, but they loved the Mister right away and they saw how a spouse and children should be treated. Now my daughter is married, and she and her husband have the 3 Littles now. They are strong and my daughter is raising a tight-knit family that is close to me, the Mister, and her brother. I’m so, so happy.

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    1. I love this!!!!! What an inspiring person you are and your kiddos are so lucky to have been raised by a woman that makes things happen.
      I hope you have given yourself a pat on the back. And I can’t even imagine being a hospice RN case manager. That has to be a heavy job.

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  20. This is true. My brother is my best friend . I couldn’t deal with all the calamity in our family unit without him. Things are better in our family because we really worked on it. I’m grateful for my family .

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      1. Thank you. Yes! It’s important. We only have one to start with. It would be a shame to completely disagree with them and cut off communication. The idea of that destroys my heart

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