Had a nice long talk tonight with a “cousin” of mine; I put the word in quotes because we’re not blood relations—28 years ago she married one of my cousins, and thus became a part of my family. But in my little corner of the world, once you’re family you’re always family. If a part of my family takes you in, you’re family. In fact, if you’re just friends long enough, you become family. And family is forever. Period.

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