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the people who knew you before you were cool and forgave you anyway
means The group of people connected to you by blood, marriage, adoption, or chosen bond, especially those you share a home or lineage with.
from From Latin 'familia,' which originally meant not the warm circle we picture today but a household's servants and slaves — the 'famuli' — and by extension all property and dependents under one master. Only later did it widen to mean the kin themselves. So the word climbed from 'the people who work for you' to 'the people who put up with you.'
- shared dna
- You share roughly 50% of your genes with siblings
- chosen kin
- Many cultures count close friends as legal family
- word roots
- Latin familia originally meant household servants, not relatives
- argument fuel
- Holiday gatherings spike emergency room visits worldwide
- inheritance
- You inherit accents, fears, and recipes you never chose
the waltons — american tv family that aired 1972-1981, depicting a depression-era virginia household of 9 people
the kardashians — american reality tv family, over 20 seasons of keeping up since 2007
the royal family — british monarchy, currently headed by king charles iii since 2023