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This is a tricky question. Of Course, Blood is thinker than Water, but in my opinion "Love" is thicker than "Blood". That is in no way saying I would not love my blood relatives. I love them all dearly. In my Family I have many members who are not blood related to me. I Love them so much and feel they are just as much a part of our family circle as I am. We also have a few family members who act at times like they do not have a drop of the same blood that I have. How do we explain that? We are all different and we do not all have the same opinions about this subject, that's why it is called a debate.

On the average, I think blood is the determining factor for most people. We should all want to stand up for our family members. This is the natural thing to do, but there are times when family will not let you in or will not respond or reply and in these cases, I am still not sure what we should do. I have a situation like this and I have tried so hard to get my brother to talk to me. It has been a long time. He doesn't respond to the rest of the family either, so we have left him alone. I think that is better than arguments or turmoil. The rest of us are very close,we still have family.

I have friends who are as close to me as my sister and I also have step-children and step-grandchildren. I could not love them anymore if they were my very own blood. This is what I mean by "Love is thicker than Blood". It doesn't take any love from my family, it just adds to it. I am Blessed because I have never had a problem with either one of my step-children, we have been in the same family for 34 years, they are mine in my heart. When is comes to blood, there again, they will love their mother more than me. We have but one Mother and this does not take anything from the love we share for each other. I am privileged to have been able to share in their lives all these years and to have never had problems. They know how much I care and love them. My son is close with them also, as he was an only child until I married my husband. These grown adults are brothers and sister, no one will ever convince them of any difference in blood.

It should be a natural response to love your blood relatives, especially parents, brothers, sisters and of course our children. As we know, this is not always the case. If you don't believe it, just read the news paper. The news is full of violence between families. My family has never had any of this and that is another reason I say, I have been Blessed.

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