The Role of Extended Family and Support Systems
Extended family became very significant in Alex’s life. While reconnecting with cousins, aunts, and uncles, Alex learned more about the history and heritage of their biological family. They share experiences, traditions, and values passed down from previous generations. These all helped to fill gaps in Alex’s identity that helped give them a sense of belonging to the family they had never known before.
Her relatives were warm in greeting Alex, and many shared words on how long they had been yearning to be together. It is a lesson that family is not only blood-related; it is basically the relationships we engage ourselves with, build, and develop love around. Alex was also embraced by her new family, whom she received immense love from- testament to the powers of connection over long distances and years.
