Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Week 14 Post 2
Another thing that was new to me while reading Chapter 22
was the term “fictive kin”. Berger (2010) mentions that this refers to someone
who overtime becomes accepted and part of a family despite them have no blood
relation to the actual family. I can totally relate to this and that’s why I
found it so interesting to learn that there is a term to describe this person.
When I was in middle school my older brother’s best friend moved in with my
family. At first my whole family thought it would only be a temporary stay. I
didn’t mind that he moved in with my family because he was always at my house
anyways that it really didn’t feel like that much of a change. He lived with us
for two years until him and my brother both graduated from high school. Yet, he
still came back for the holidays and whenever his college was on break which
meant he was with us throughout the whole summer. My parents never minded that
he stayed with us because they knew he was more than just a best friend to my
brother, he was like the brother my brother never had. Likewise, he was like
another son my parents never had and he was like another brother for me and my
sister to have. Till this day, I still refer to him as a brother because he
means as much to me as my actual blood brother. Even now my family still spends
time with him.
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Your personal experience is really cool. I think the concept of 'fictive kin' is a really important aspect to consider in different relationships. I believe friends are a great example of fictive kin. In my life I believe my friends a huge part of my family, they mean just as much to me as my family does. I think your story speaks a lot of how great your family is. It's not always easy to allow someone to come in your house and let them live as one of your family. It's really awesome how even still you and your family are still involving him and treating him as part of your family. Thanks for sharing this personal story!
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