Choices

i have recently come to the conclusion that life is all about choices. at first this might sound obvious; you choose where you want to go to school, you choose what you wear everyday. but i have figured out one key choice that im pretty sure, most people haven't ever considered a choice. i don't need to get into the reasons of why i came to this conclusion, but i think that more people should give this thought.

the relationships you choose to have, are more important and meaningful than those you are born into. i am not saying by any means that your friend is more important than your mother, im saying you have the CHOICE to make your friend more important than your mother. i choose to have a relationship with my mother, i choose to have my mother be my best friend. basically what i'm trying to say is that you don't have to like your family. just because you are born into a family, does not mean you actually BELONG to it. you can choose to belong if you would like -- the bond is therefore doubly strong. but for those people who aren't exactly born into the best gene pool (read: abusive families, etc), it's not fair to them. they should not be forced to "love" families who mistreat them--it's not fair. i don't believe blood is thicker than water, i believe love is thicker than water