Let me explain kith and kin since we all know what it sounds like but not many go digging up what it means anymore and it means an awful lot to me. Your kin are your blood relatives, your kith are your chosen family. The friends so close that your children call them "aunt" and "uncle" are kith, the mentors that you could not have become yourself without are kith, the survivors that made new roots because you helped them grow.
The idea of chosen family is not new; it is nothing new.
The idea that chosen family and the family you were born with must be kept separate, reserved for different times and spaces of your life, is the newfangled notion.
Life is with people. Happiness is our ability to love. Kith and kin were always meant to work together.
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