• frickineh@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Better than when I was in touch with them. I don’t talk to any of the extended family on my mom’s side because they’re all the absolute worst - racist, misogynistic, homophobic, just all around hateful. They didn’t bring anything positive to any situation, and cutting them out has made things so much more peaceful.

    I do sometimes wish that I was related to decent people, because it’ll basically just be me alone when my mom dies and that sucks, but we don’t get to pick our relatives.

    • JokeDeity@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Bullshit. Go pick your relatives. The family you create is far better than the one you’re assigned.

    • Wolf Link 🐺@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      100% agree with JokeDeity: Blood relatives =//= family. Family are the people you can trust, people you enjoy having around, people you want to have in your life.

      Just because someone happens to share some DNA with you, doesn’t automatically mean that they’re family. You owe them nothing.