Real love and loyalty comes from those who show up for you. Teach your kids to value the ones who stand by them, and if they need to, create a family of true friends. Choose to surround yourself with people who lift you up! 💛 #trueloyalty #friendsfamily #reallove #familyoffriends #friends #family #traumahealing #mentalhealthawareness #inspirationalquotes #familyisntalwaysblood #uplifting

My friends are my extended family. I love and appreciate them . . . on most days : - )

Hey…hey…hellurr. …. first, off I’m sorry I’ve not written in one..two weeks….yeah because of this thing called education… I was doing exams which I think w…

I would have never thought I have taken the time to think about how life would be different if I wasn't the oldest child of my mother's thre...

I choose to be kind because it makes me happy. But I will defend my boundaries and my loved ones without hesitation. Make no mistake: I am fierce.

They hold it up.

Family first always, but when the family chooses to lie, manipulate, and cover up, at my expense, they aren’t family anymore. Blood isn’t everything. #deepquotes

Many people in the world may grow up with terrible families that they rightfully do not want to belong to. I say everything can be worked out at some point. You have to forgive them, but more importantly, yourself. Family is not just blood, however, fill your life with close friends who love you just the same.