Family

I must jump on the soapbox a moment and share with you a HUGE pet-peeve of mine. Now that Troy and I are married, we are often asked "When are you going to start a family?" Well let me say, stop asking!

I have looked up the word family on http://dictionary.reference.com/ and would like to disagree with it.

fam·i·ly
–noun

1. a. a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not: the traditional family.

b. a social unit consisting of one or more adults together with the children they care for: a single-parent family.

2. the children of one person or one couple collectively: We want a large family.

3. the spouse and children of one person: We're taking the family on vacation next week.

 

Troy and I aren't with child and don't plan to be any time soon. But on April 3, 2010 we became a family. We are a social unit that doesn't have children. Why must society believe that all families have children? Why cant children come with four legs, fur and a limited vocabulary?

 

Ella (our child) waiting by the door for "Dad" to come home

I will step down from this short rant, but not before I ask you to rethink your question to a young couple. They became a "family" the day they married and whether they add to that family or not is not your business. Be happy for them in THAT moment!

From my FAMILY to yours :-)