Perfect or real families.

Over time, the concept of family has changed a lot. The word has become more...
weight on the quality of relationships rather than on the number of members that the
They are composed of people and play a role. But when you belong to a small family or
Your parents are separated, or there isn't the harmony that's expected; that always weighs heavily.
the feeling that, not belonging to an ideal family, you seem incomplete and
Society reminds you that something isn't working as it should.
I suppose that's why I don't like Christmas, because of all that happiness that seems to...
It floats in the air and forces you to feel; the ads show you large families.
where everything is great. Well, no, families are imperfect because people
We're imperfect. I'd erase Christmas from the calendar; I can't stand those dinners with
relatives you only see once or twice a year and who know nothing about you, nor you about them,
But it seems we have to be there because we're family. I also feel the pain...
absences and above all I am hurt by the indifference of people who should be
important in my life.

Because there are dates and times when you might feel bad if you don't have a family
Perfect, and not just at Christmas, but also on your birthday, during summer vacation,
at end-of-year festivals, on weekends, or after school when you are
little…

For several years, I traveled with my mother around those dates. My family and I
Direct. My core. Is a family of two possible? Yes, I have one and it's just as valid as any other.
any other format, because the values ​​we give each other are the
themselves: love, care and respect.
We spent Christmas Eve eating pizza in a hotel room in
Porto, while we were recording ourselves dancing a choreography with Santa hats and
dying of laughter. Or welcoming the New Year in Paris, in the street,
surrounded by happy people and knowing that we were sad or lost, but more united
Never before. It doesn't matter where or how, what matters is the connection, it's the support.
unconditional, the important thing is that they actively become a part of your life and you
really listen.

The perfect family is an idealization that destroys you if you strive to achieve it.
We must look beyond that and understand that family is that core group of people who share
Their life and their time, they take care of each other, they love each other, and what's important, they show it.
in everyday life. And it doesn't matter if there are two fathers, two mothers, or a father and a mother.
Single mother/father, step-aunts/uncles, friends who seem like siblings, neighbors who act as grandparents… what matters is how they make you feel, the place
that they give you in their lives.

Let's not focus on those who are absent; let's give prominence and value to everyone.
who have decided to stay and, whether family or not, are by our side and we
They demonstrate day after day that we are important and they consider us a priority because
So, we are truly lucky.

And thinking about this, do you know which t-shirt from the first Drop I'd like?
What should I wear today? SHUT UP and LEARN because in a society where everyone talks, but
Few listen, but this message becomes powerful. A silence, a smile, a
A hug can be more comforting than a thousand empty words. What's essential isn't always
It's said, it's felt.