Family Hardships and Challenges

What does the word family mean to you? Do you think family if people who are blood related? NO, by now you are probably like what is this crazy chick talking about right? Right, well I am going to tell you what I am talking about.  To me the word family if earned.  A spot in my "family" is not auto matically given, it's earned.  It's earned by sticking with me throught the thick and the thin, throught the good and the bad times not just the good.  Giving up on one another is a big no no in my family book, if you honestly care about your "family" you won't give up on your family.  I will admit I have done alot of bad things in my life, but that does not mean give up on me it just means that i need you more at that point of the situation then any of the other points.  My father gave up on me when  I was only nine years old, it killed me. I was only nine, and I was just beginning the start of my destruction in life, and he was only making it happen faster, and causing it to happen more often.  I'm not trying to Dis, I'm just stating that giving up on the ones you say you love is not the answer, help then get through the hard times and it will definitely be easy to get through the good times.  There are going to be situations where the "bad times" are not as hard as most, but the majority of the "bad times" are going to be a rough ride.  So here is my challenge, if you have given up on a loved one, ask them for forgiveness, they are not going to forgive you right away and it's going to take time, so be patient with them, forgiveness is a process, but be there for them during that time, make them believe that you want to be back in their life, but it's not only them it's you to, you have to want to be a part of their life again.  So my challenge to those who walked out and want to come back in, is to ask for forgiveness, and be a part in their life, help them through good and bad times, and I guarantee you will feel better knowing that you tried to be back in their lives.  I am not going to promise they will let you back in, but just try, even if they say no, don't give up, be there for them, because to them they are without actually telling you testing you to see if you honestly want back in their lives, so take my challenge and see how things go from there.