Sunday, June 23, 2019

FAMILY V. FRIENDS


“One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.” – Euripides

When I need advice or support, other than my wife, there are three people I gravitate toward:

1)      My oldest brother Tim

2)      My best friend Jared

3)      My substitute mom Nancy

Two of those individuals above are friends and not family members. For the most part, I think I agree with Euripedes. It is often easier to seek out friends in times of crisis. In many cases, family members are the cause of the crisis so you can’t reach out to them. The ancient Greek playwright, author of poems and tragedies, appears to still have his finger on the pulse of modern family dynamics with the 8th most popular quote of 2018.

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