What do you mean by 'my family'

alpha, I am 56 years old and have 2 children that are both grown now and I also have 2 grandchildren. If someone askes me about my family,It include My mother, my father passed away in 2003, my sisters my brother, That raised me & I grew up with then and my children & granchildren.

Hi

There are many definitions for a family. If you check any dictionary you may find atleast 5 definitions of family. Family may not be people living under the same roof. It may or may not be husband, wife and their children.

For me my concept of family includes the people immediately related by ancestry and also by marriage. That means my parents, parents in law, husband, my sister, her husband and children and my sister in law and her husband and children. We are not living in the same house but when I think about my family these are the people I consider as my family. They are not my extended family.

I think the attachment and intensity of relationship defines the family. Some people believe in nuclear family and they consider their spouse and children as their family. For them it should be correct.

For me "My family" is my father, mother, brother and myself... thats it....
And then comes my extended family... but i dont consider them as my family....
When i will be married... I, My wife and my children will be my family...
So this family will be different from the one before i get married....

in my family i have my dad whom i love the most my mom who take care of me and my sis who loves me very much and i am enjoying in my family

I consider anyone blood related to be family, but also I have some very close friends that I also consider family, some days I feel like I have lots and lots of family other days I feel like I don't.

I am not very close to my extended family as some are, but I am close to my family inside my home, (my husband, and children, although at times my husband and children can get on my nerves)

I think there are two kinds of family, one your born into, the other you grow to love because you share the same view points, and like being around each other.

My preferance as far as family goes is the ones of my household, my children and my husband, and when my children get married it will go on to include their new families. I look forward to many grandchildren one day.