This post is not merely to tell someone to be there for their family when someone falls ill. It’s mainly about being ride or die for your family. Women are ride or die for their “no good” men so why do we consider our family to be so dispensable? Where did we go wrong with all of these split and unbalanced family situations? I have friends that would rather spend Thanksgiving alone than be with their family. Hell, I was practically depressed when I went one Christmas without going home. Now don’t get me wrong, after about four or five days with my family for the holidays, I’m usually ready to bounce, but I won’t deny that I’ll always be there to the rescue, ready to sacrifice for my family. I did say sacrifice and not enable. No I’m not dishing over unnecessary money to a cousin with a shopping habit. Every lesson is meant to be taken with discretion.
I’ll give you a simple and easy first step: Make a mental note to call or text your family at least once a week. Ask how their week has been; what’s new with their job; how your niece and nephew are doing; or what future plans have they been currently working on? Basically, close the lack of communication and support gap. After all, God chose these particular people, with these particular personalities for a reason and God does not make mistakes.
Ask yourself these questions: How have I been towards my family lately? Am I still harboring ill feelings from the past? Can I initiate a truce between myself and a sibling? And most importantly, do they know I love them?