Friends/families

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It is really super that we get to CHOOSE our friends (like this list).

'Cause we do not get to choose our families.

Some of you may remember when my grandaughter was born my husband, son , and

I were going to visit for Thanksgiving (she was then 4 month old). I was

sent a list of " concerns'il and dauaghter had about Elie being in the house

with the baby. We addressed them but it was a very painful time. The

parents were so concerned that he would hurt the baby. He has never been

aggressive towards babies but loves to hold them. But by the time Maya was

born, he understood that " mothers of babies " decide who gets to hold the

baby.

Those of you who feel that your families are less than warm towards your

children with lables: when we adopted our twins - no known labels- my FIL

and MIL wanted nothing to do with them - they weren't blood!!! Those two

died without ever getting to really know my twins (they were both dead when

the twins were 10-13. Too bad for them. that's why I choose my friends so

carefully. Accept my family as it is or get lost. I will not play nice in

order to " make friends " . I have to do that with family to get along. I DO

NOT have to do that for friends.

Sara - Choose to make lemonade, not complain about the lemons.

Sara - Choose to make lemonade, not complain about the lemons.

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