What is family?
Family, a group of persons united by the ties of marriage, blood, or adoption, constituting a single household and interacting with each other in their respective social positions, usually those of spouses, parents, children, and siblings.
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Family is the backbone of an individual. There are some area in which if there is no family it makes such an individual to be in isolation. Without family some feel worthless because some culture put great importance to family most especially in Nigeria talking about different tribe in Nigeria: Hausa and Yorubas.
For the yorubas there is no way an individual wants to marry without asking of his/her family because they believe such an individual does not fall from heaven, must have a family member.
The family provide love ,care and all the suppose one need. there is a provide that says a tree cannot become a forest. family is the bed rock of the society where culture and value are imbibe. though family you are thought how to show love and a sense of belonging. Though family they bring the best in you. They provide the necessary tools for to escape the hurdles of life.
How has your family help you? or what does family mean to you?