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Blood Is Thicker

By Judith Levy a different take on what you consider to be thoughtful the window you flew into, so bite the bullet, this is the
and caring behavior. Forget about their dress code. It runs hand you’ve been dealt and remember blood is thicker
You’re glad to have from awful to you can’t believe your eyes. Reciprocation than water. Everyone wishes in spite of all the problems
a family. You love your is something they’ve never heard of either, so invite them they can clearly innumerate, that they had or are fortunate
family, but if the truth be but don’t hold your breath till you’re invited back. “You to still have, a family.
known, many times you belong to a club, or you cook and I don’t.” is their lame So, now disregard all I’ve said and embrace your
don’t like them. They’re excuse. So, what’s the matter with inviting you to join family for a happy Thanksgiving. Make that call, write
not like any of your friends, them at a restaurant? That doesn’t seem to occur to them. that note, share that meal, and generously reach out and
you know that, because So where does that leave you? Dealing with family you toss away old grievances. Wrap yourself in the holiday
if you were to choose, love but don’t really like or breaking with them? You can spirit. It’s Thanksgiving my friend and there’s so much
you would probably never list the times they’ve disappointed you, the times they’ve to be thankful for.
choose them as friends. said the wrong things, the times they’ve embarrassed you
So many times, they’ve disappointed you. They don’t and so what! Just wait, nothing will compare with sharing an Judith Levy is the New York Times best-selling author
come through as you would expect them to in difficult inheritance with them. Everyone will feel you got too much of GRANDMOTHER REMEMBERS, which has sold
situations. They show up late or not at all, they say the and you will probably feel the same about them as well. over four million copies and has been translated into five
wrong things or only talk about their ailments and many Make the best of it. You can’t go to the family store languages and the mega best-seller GRANDFATHER
times they hurt your feelings, but you would never break and buy another family. When you were born, this was REMEMBERS, published by HarperCollins. 
off your relationship with them, after all, they’re family.
Perhaps, or more than likely they feel the same way
about you as you do about them. Yes, you love them
but for the most part you really don’t like them, and the
spouses they have chosen you like less. Perhaps you
don’t think their children are being brought up mannerly
or with respect. Forget ever getting a thank you note or
a call from a nephew or niece just to ask how you are,
those for the most part are relics of days gone by.
Still, you react each time as though you’re surprised
when they don’t behave as you would. They seem to have

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