There are two different types of families in life. Both significant in its own way. Both needed in balance to truly define someone. The first is your family by blood, those who raised you and took care of you and looked after you as you grew. The second is the family you choose, it is the friends and neighbours and anyone important that you choose to fill a dominant role in your life. They are the ones who have earned that spot in your life, one that you want them to fill. They are the family you make for yourself.