My divided family

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My mother and father are apart, we were all living together before 95 when it ended. my father has addiction and he had very difficult childhood and youth history, severe bullying and xenophobic treatments along with untreated mental-health conditions, undiagnosed dyslexia etc. I don’t know him and I’ve only met him three times as a teenager, I have spoken with him on the phone in more recent years. He did DNA-test to show our ancestry and genetic relatives, this is the best gift I’ve gotten from him actually, my life would not be without him and his genetics. My grandmother also took DNA-tests and I really care about my fathers side a lot even if we have spent most time apart, not in contact.

my mother is my closest family and she has a son my half-brother and he has two girls; my half-nieces both are my absolute favourite because of who they are. My grandfather died in the late 2000s at only 68 and my grandmother is now 83 years old and I love her as much as anyone loves a great matriarch teacher with a big heart for wild birds and squirrels along with cats and six great-grandchildren. Can you tell I love all of them so much?

I hope you feel safe, it’s so important to be connected with a network like family or other close relationship even if not closely genetically related with. Thank you for reading ❤