What is family? They were the people who claimed you. In good, in bad, in parts or in whole, they were the ones who showed up, who stayed there, regardless.

But unfriendly is usually one of those things you pick up on right away. You know, like B.O. There's no hiding it if it's there.

But it was important to simply be sought, even if you didn‟t ever want to be found.

How it felt to have the world moving beneath me, a hand gripping mine, knowing if I fell, at least I wouldn't do it alone.

The truth was, I wasn't sure. But I wanted to keep believing people could change, and it was certainly easier to do so when you were in the midst of it.

So I learned another system: When in doubt, keep it out – out of earshot, out of the house – even if this meant, really, just keeping it in.

Relationships dont always make sense. Especially from the outside