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Thank you for making me viral with my first post!!!! Wow. I did take this meme from a friend. Shawn Thompson is his name, good lad. Thank you everyone happy new year :)
LickFury
Have a new year
BoredCreep
Don't confuse your relatives for family.
RichAnxiety2
They're still family, yes. But they don't have to be loved, or in your life at all. Blood of the covenant.
Donku83
Still technically family. It helps to forgive them sometimes. Other times, fuck em
woozle
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
Family is family. But that doesn't mean you have to put up with their shit, if you don't want to.
nemobla
You can choose your family.
zannadoo
My mom hasn't talked to me for 11 years. The anniversary is my son's birthday. I ain't even mad.
SomeDetroitGuy
Keep the goods ones close, push the toxic ones away. It's tough to do but worth it for your mental health.
elbowdeepinachicken
It's super easy to do when they kicked you out of the house at age 15 and haven't stopped being a cunt since, or when they're all drug
elbowdeepinachicken
addicts that you rarely saw to begin with.
Commissar9
Blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.
crazyanimal2534
Motto my asshat father lives by.
GrimNimbus
"Blood is thicker than water" is the short version of "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb". Meaning the bonds..
GrimNimbus
...you make are stronger than the ones you are born with, but many people dont realize this and use the phrase for the opposite meaning.
CaptainWhisketDick
Blood makes you related, loyalty makes you family.
tcdriver
Family is a state of mind not blood...you are related to people you wouldn't talk to otherwise
ispentwaytoolongthinkingaboutthis
Just finished months of lawyers and lawsuits against my family. Good times had by all.
kimbozo
Surround yourself with people that actually love you, not people that pretend to
MrKibbs
Imma have to pump the brakes on that and say that’s a hard NO. Stole my money, stalked me, harassed my gf, slashed two of my truck tires.
Overcucumbered
Burning the note means they don't agree with it.
SofaKingSpecial
I don't know, I think it's sad when people kick their teenagers out of the house for being miserable cunts.
tcdriver
You have 2 families..one you are born to ....the other you choose....
thehybridengineer1
Family is family, but boundaries need to be set no matter with whom it is
RonnieKielbasa
The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb
RonnieKielbasa
Boy howdy I should have read the rest of the comments before commenting
WeinerMobile
I cut my father out due to his narcissistic personality and his alcoholism. I have not been happier
MrWookloaf
I haven't sppken with my father in years. He's definitely not what i would consider family.
TheCharedLizard
As soon as i move out I’ll be in that boat.
Ravenselm
Same. Blood relations don't mean shit if they treat you like garbage.
Attaroo
I cut off my mom after she admitted she abused my dad as he was dying. I gave her two years to get over her grief, but at the end
Attaroo
she was still saying, 'Yes, I abused him. And he deserved it.' She'll die alone.
MrWookloaf
Yea, its hard coming to terms with the fact that sometimes our family members are just shitty humans.
mialynneb
Called my dad after I totaled my car this year. I was in a lot of pain and we talked for about a minute. He never called back. So done.
isyourTVrunning
The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb
Icyfirebolt
I would have agreed with the first frame until 3 weeks before my momma passed away. I finally saw the true colors of my brother and 1/
Icyfirebolt
The rest of my family. After she passed away, they didn't follow her last wishes. I was told I wasn't welcomed. I cut them out of my life
elbowdeepinachicken
Holy shit.
SofaKingSpecial
How short are your arms O.o
VibratingNipples
sometime that not always the case. I have a mom that thinks everything is hers, even my stuff because she gave birth to me. Even took 1/2
Overcucumbered
And that's what the post also suggests, by burning the note, that it isn't a legitimate argument.
VibratingNipples
my car without permission. Saying I'm grounded from driving it. I'm 27 for fuck sake, I took her to court and she lost
peachesforme
good on you for standing up to her. i hate people who just doormat like that to their parents. You didn't ask for them to be your parents1
peachesforme
you don't owe them anything. You didn't ask for them to raise you. I know 40 year olds still bossed around by their parents 2
NonstopRampage
You know you can tell her NO, right? You're an adult.
IAlwaysUpvoteBirdies
She can but the question is, will her mom take no for an answer?
MinisterKai
The fact that the issue made it to court suggests that saying "No" wasn't enough.
nonCanadianGoose
The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.
Pilchard123
...is a recent modification, and changes the meaning to the opposite of what the hundreds-of-years-old original means.
TheAccursedHamster
So? What exactly does that change, exactly? The meaning is still relevant whether its new or not.
noneweregiven
But it is also important to remember that even if the longer saying is newer, does not make it any less poignant, and reflects the values /1
uptaco
https://www.quora.com/Where-did-the-phrase-The-blood-of-the-covenant-is-thicker-than-the-water-of-the-womb-come-from
LadiesInboxMeYourInsecurities
That's not where the recent modification came from. It was in some book from 07.
SalvadorVango
It’s not a recent modification and the saying is old enough that no one knows exactly where it originated.
elbowdeepinachicken
https://www.quora.com/Where-did-the-phrase-The-blood-of-the-covenant-is-thicker-than-the-water-of-the-womb-come-from
LeMegachonk
Yes, the longer proverb is very recent, with an unknown origin and no evidence of it that pre-dates the Internet.
noneweregiven
of the culture that spawned it. /2
LadiesInboxMeYourInsecurities
Make a new saying that doesn't misappropriate the original.
TheAccursedHamster
Fuck off and get over it.
noneweregiven
I don't see the issue with remixing an old saying to bring it in line with modern times.
LadiesInboxMeYourInsecurities
Because all things have their place. No different than white-washing something.
TargaX
Family are those people who love and support you, whether they be blood relatives, friends, coworkers, or internet strangers. DNA =/= family
DukatNaranek
As someone who's sister isn't a blood relative, I whole heartedly relate to this sentiment
ButtholeIceCreamParlor
"We're not just co-workers, we're a family." Take that trash to the dumpster and set it on fire.
inspiringandfunnyusernamecoolheh
Was for a visit @parents, my father asked me for my bloodtype, I should get tested, so he would know if I am his, I'm over 30....fml
ClearCoatedNutz
Real shit
wtforero
Yup, been telling people this for years
PorneliusHubertII
Family are the people they you would die for and would do the same for you. I have 5 people in the whole world that I would consider family
PorneliusHubertII
And none are blood.
MrCIA
The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.
Elite47
That’s metal. I like it.
Airbear360
That's literally the original version and intension of the idiom "blood is thicker than water"
Mistruths
The literal intended meaning of "blood is thicker than water" is "oceans do not separate family"
rmwt
Not the original version, but def the superior interpretation.
IamNotFunnyNeitherIsMyUserName
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imuglyandimproudd
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zigbigidorlu
TargaX
Thanks!
StayClassyImgurV2
Coders unite, separately in our homes
theoldgaffer
This guy computer sciences
IamNotFunnyNeitherIsMyUserName
C++ software developer by profession.
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whateverthevoicestellme
Old school||Excel
zigbigidorlu
Thanks, I hate it.
Coldrise
Does that mean non correlation, or exclusion? Asking as a non-cosing literate.
IamNotFunnyNeitherIsMyUserName
Not equal to. Used it a lot of programming languages.