all those people who say 'family is first'
you are wrong-
your life is first. you are first.
before any arbitrary connection through genetics
and where you spent your first years, family should not be first
you should know that the family you choose
comes first, but even before that
comes the right to choose your own family.
'blood is thicker than water' used to mean 'the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb'. meaning that bonds formed by oath and friendship are stronger than biological bonds alone.