Family of Friends?

Member Posts : 72 Age : 37 Join date : 2009-12-30

What do you think about people who don't really have anything to do with their family, and have a group of friends they call family instead? Do you think it's a good or bad thing?

**Moderator** Posts : 97 Age : 33 Join date : 2009-12-05

i guess that's fine, but there's a saying in arabic-3omro il dam ma 2alab mai.(blood never turns into water)

**Administrator** Posts : 158 Join date : 2009-12-05

MethayMrate wrote:: What do you think about people who don't really have anything to do with their family, and have a group of friends they call family instead? Do you think it's a good or bad thing?

Bad thing for not having anything to do with family, yet it's a good thing to consider friends as your family as long as you know which lines not to cross.

Member Posts : 72 Age : 37 Join date : 2009-12-30

There's quiet a few people at my work like this.

**Administrator** Posts : 158 Join date : 2009-12-05

MethayMrate wrote:: There's quiet a few people at my work like this.

Are they happy? If yes, then good for them. Let them be.

Member Posts : 72 Age : 37 Join date : 2009-12-30

Devil_Unleashed wrote:

MethayMrate wrote:: There's quiet a few people at my work like this.

Are they happy? If yes, then good for them. Let them be.

The are happy for the most part. I let them be all the time now.

**Moderator** Posts : 61 Join date : 2009-12-06

Lol at I let them be all the time – that cracked me up for some reason

Anywho
Well def. yes – friends can be more than a family – sometimes your family is screwed up(Unfortunately I don’t believe in the Arabic saying daloo3a mentioned ) or you don’t have the luxury of having them close enough – its usually people in the same boat who attract each other- as much as I love my family ( close ) , and I know that they are the only ones that will love me unconditionally. Some – very specific friends – I consider family

Member Posts : 13 Age : 40 Join date : 2009-12-17

I think family is super important. And i think it's important to be close to your family since they will always be there. ANd I think many arab families are this way. However. If you come from a family of abuse or abandonment then I imagine there are situations where friends could be more like family than your actual family. Cool