I know this is kind of a weird question, but I was wondering what the word family means to you guys.

Last night I told my friend that right now my perfect family would be me, my boyfriend, a pit, some ratties and another dog of my boyfriend's choosing. She told me that that wasn't considered a family because there were no children and we weren't married (we have been together over 3 years, most of that time we have been living together).

Also, some people say you can't chose your family. I'm talking about aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins and even parents. Others says that you can choose your family. That your closest friends are more of a family than your blood family has ever been.

What are your opinions? I believe that you can/can't choose your family. That yeah, your stuck with the family you were born/adopted into but that you can choose to have your own family as well. My blood family has always let me know and constantly puts me down whenever they can. So I have my own family with my boyfriend, our best friend and our fur babies.

Again, this is random I know but what do you guys think??