https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 24 Oct 2026 23:17:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-word-family-mean-to-you#post-293004 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:50:14 +0000 LuLu Mom 293004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Family to me is unconditional love. Yes, you may drive each other insane/crazy at times, but when push comes to shove you have that unbreakable bond and commitment to each other that can withstand anything. </p> <p>My younger sister drives me bonkers and I will be the first to admit it (she's an over-sharer on FB), but when someone else says something about her I get very defensive, it's what an older sister is supposed to do! I can talk about my family, you can not! ha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-word-family-mean-to-you#post-292861 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 02:28:16 +0000 SugarplumsMom 292861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband and my LO, we're a little family. There's relatives, friends and extended family, but to me, everyone else is outside of our little circle of 3. For me, all that we do is family. </p> <p>I wish I could define it in terms of ppl being there and always supporting you, but I can't. It's kind of unchartered territory for me in those terms. So all I can say is it's "us" - that's what it means to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-word-family-mean-to-you#post-292852 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 02:06:00 +0000 looch 292852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Family is whatever unit you create around yourself. My husband and I were a family before we had children, I never thought of us as just a "couple" in that respect. It can include people that are not blood relatives, I find that this is the biggest perk, you can't choose your blood relatives but you can be more selective about the ones that aren't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-word-family-mean-to-you#post-292385 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:59:57 +0000 regberadaisy 292385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Family to me mean people who have/will be there for you through thick and thin. People you will do the same for. People you can call at 3 in the morning and they will be there. It dies not have to be blood relation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-word-family-mean-to-you#post-292356 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:44:56 +0000 MamaMoose 292356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Family to me means having people who will always be there for you and you are always there for them. Whenever I hear about people who fall on really hard times and end up losing so much and alone my first thought is always "Where is their FAMILY?!". My parents raised me to be self sufficient but they (and my inlaws, and my brother, and my aunts and uncles and cousins) would never leave me out on a limb if something terrible happened to my husband and I. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-word-family-mean-to-you#post-292346 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:41:58 +0000 mrbee 292346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bee and I never really wanted kids... we wanted a family. So the term really has a lot of meaning to both of us. Along those lines, I recently started thinking about what exactly family means to me.</p> <p>To me, family means growing up together, going on road trips, having a built-in best friend/worst enemy, and having people who will always believe in you and support you 100%. Even when no one else does. Oh and sharing values and a childhood and learning how to be the best version of yourself (that applies to both kids and parents!).</p> <p>What does the word "family" mean to you? </p>