Family is a flexible word.
Lots of things can build a family,
not just blood or marriage.
Some families become broken,
or come that way anyway.
There can be no mom or dad,
but grandma or grandpa,
aunts and uncles,
or fosters to help raise kids.
Two daddies or mommies
make just as good a family
as one with one of each.
Sometimes even friends
can become your family.
Because family, ohana,
isn’t about who feeds you–
it’s about where your heart
feels safe, feels warm,
like nothing matters more.
Family is where your heart belongs.
It’s where, no matter what happens,
you band together to help
one another, to share love.
So even if your family
isn’t conventional,
it’s still yours.
Cherish them.
