Family Affairs

The older I get the more I realize that family is the most important thing. Family is here to support and protect each other, not use and manipulate. And not to totally abandon if they say a word or support a cause you don't like. Pronouns are pretty meaningless when you need a hand to hold during chemo. Political parties fall by the wayside when you've been in a wreck and need a hug and a ride home. Families are what last. Families are what matter. It feels like American culture looks down on people who live and work with extended family. I get that those roots are in colonialism and westward expansion, both of which involved people leaving behind their...