Why is spending time with family important?
This is kind of funny. I come from a very large family that had some challenges from the outside world. It seemed that every one of us went through our 15th year trying to avoid contact with all the other family members. Difficult when 13 people share a 5 bedroom house. We all went our own ways in our early 20’s but always came back. What we knew is that these people would always have each other’s backs. We also knew the importance of being responsible for ourselves. That is not to say that this is just a giant love fest. But we know that this ever expanding unit is more important than winning a little disagreement. For most of us friends come and go. Maybe if you are 22 and you have friends who tell you everything you do is OK. You may not believe it, but give life another 40 years and you will see. Those relatives will always be relatives and some of them will be there to provide you with a mooring spot when the seas get too rough.
