Family or Friends

Family is important and so are friends. There is no reason to choose between the two. It is still possible that you can have a strong and healthy relationship with both family and friends. While there are factors that can affect the kind of relationship a person has with his family and friends, it will all depend on the person. My family drives me nuts and when they do I run to my friends. Fortunately, I have good, family-oriented friends and they do not influence me to just go ahead and forget my family. Most of all, I was raised on a household that has taught me that no matter how I lived my life, where I go, and whom I go with, family will always be important. I love my family but it doesn't mean that I can't have friends. I have friends that I treat like family but it does not mean I can go and forget my family. Loving both family and friends does not mean I love any of them less.