I had an hour-long conversation on Thursday with one of my cousins in the US just catching up on our lives and other family issues. As we discussed an ongoing issue she reminded me that people will hurt you but who are you willing to suffer for?

Yes I know we all have issues with our families: The ones we are born into and the ones we choose. But the fact that we call them family means that they are the ones we decide are worth suffering for. It’s a lesson I learned from my mother as well. She had 10 siblings and she was in the middle. So of course there would be disagreements and hurts and slights real or imagined. However, it didn’t matter what happened between them, my mother always said, “that’s ok, that’s my blood.”

Today’s Beautiful Blog Quote comes from a comment on this post. Vikera was sharing her own six-word story but it resonated with me because it was what I was feeling at the time about my family.

It is hard work loving this family I was born into..especially since we are a stone-cold pack of weirdos. But they are the ones I will suffer for any day.

Vikera just started her blog and already she has been featured on BlogHer. She is fast becoming one of my favourite bloggers and you can enter her Mind Maze here. Good stuff I tell you.

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