To have family behind you who love you more than words can say gives you so much confidence, because it allows you to go off and be who you want to be.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Family transcends the flesh. You don't love someone because they look like you, you love their spirit; it's the soul connection.
My family means everything to me and the birth of our daughter has enabled me to have more focus on my career and every time I compete, I dedicate my success to them.
The idea that the family is this locus of support but can also hold you back and keep you down makes for good drama.
What I do know is that I love the whole idea of family, even the word itself.
A family is a group of people who are committed to loving and supporting one another. It's just that simple.
As a child, the family that I had and the love I had from my two parents allowed me to go ahead and be more aggressive, to search and to take risks knowing that, if I failed, I could always come home to a family of love and support.
When you come from a big family, you see that, growing up, you're learning how to share. Your sisters have got your back; you're not alone in this - 'We all support you!' Your family provides that; it gives you a sense of safety, and it's a very grounding feeling.
Family is a unique gift that needs to be appreciated and treasured, even when they're driving you crazy. As much as they make you mad, interrupt you, annoy you, curse at you, try to control you, these are the people who know you the best and who love you.
Family to me is foundation. It's the people that you can call on whether you love them or hate them. When push comes to shove, they're there for you, and that's kind of how this family is.
In one way or another, everybody has this experience in their lives... the moment when you have to define your relationship to family and how your family's made you who you are, whether you've spent your life running from your family or deeply connected to your family.
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