Between work and paying the bills, it’s easy to get lost in life and forget what it’s really all about. To quote a famous movie line, happiness is only real when shared, and who better to share it with than your family?
As a reminder that we’re nobody without the people around us, we’ve collected a list of wholesome, candid pictures where parents, children, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and even extended relatives realized just how grateful they were for each other.
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Braithwaite is one of the current authors of the original family communication textbook. It uses a broad and inclusive definition of family as “networks of people who share their lives over long periods of time, bound by ties of marriage, blood, law, or commitment, legal or otherwise, who consider themselves as family, and who share a significant history and anticipated future of functioning as a family.”
This definition is guided by a simple principle: If people consider themselves a family and function as one, then they are a family. And looking at the pictures on this list, it’s hard to argue with that.
#22 His Baby Wears A Head-Shaping Helmet So He's Got The Whole Family Wearing Helmets Now
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#23 My 91-Year-Old Grandpa Asked To Switch Hats For A Photo... “So I Can Be Cool Like You!”
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#24 My Great Grandma On Her 98th Birthday. My Family Brings Her Change All The Time Because She Absolutely Loves Putting Them In Her Piggy Bank
Well, this year she got cash for her piggy bank - look at that face. She is adorable.
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#26 Heartbroken, She Couldn’t Win The Trex In The Claw Machine. Uncle Max Went Back The Next Day And Won Her The Entire Family
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#27 Had A Big Chuckle At This Photo My Wife Snapped Of Our 3.5-Week-Old Daughter And Me During Our Match. How Are You Enjoying Building A Nerd?
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#28 Put On My Dad Uniform Today And Began The Journey Of Fatherhood! I Had To Use My Dad's Actual Shoes Cause My Wife Wouldn’t Let Me Buy Dad Shoes
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#31 My 2 Daughters First Word Was The Dogs Name
My first daughter's (she is now 2 and a half) first word was my mum's dog's name, Martha. Yesterday I was having a coffee with my mum when my 1-year-old baby turned to the dog, stretched her arm, and said with intent, Martha, then repeated it. Then the dog came, and she cuddled her. I love that Martha the golden retriever won their hearts. The picture is older, and the baby is very young there, but it shows their bond starting.
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#33 My Sister And Brother-In-Law Won A Trip To Iceland And Left Yesterday. My Mom And I Are Watching Their 6-Month-Old Son
This was the first email/status update we sent them.
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#34 My Wife Loves To Take A Nap Whenever Possible. Her Mom And Grandma Came To Town To Visit And Now I Can See Where She Gets It From
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#35 This Is My Happiest Moment In Life So Far And My Husband Caught It On Camera
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#36 After 4 Years Of Struggling With Infertility I Finally Have The Family I Dreamed Of
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#37 6:04 AM, My Wife Didn’t Wake Up To Feed Her. We’ve Had An Automatic Feeder For 6 Months Now
No, despite having an 11-pound cat covering her face, the wife did not wake up.
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#39 Matching Sweater Boys! I Made My Husband And My Cat Matching Argyle Sweater Vests
These are self-drafted (my second and third time making up my own patterns). The human sweater took about 6 weeks, and the cat sweater took 12 days.
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#40 Even Though I'm 21, This Is What I Get When My Dad Makes Me Lunch
So, my dad has been making these for me for as long as I can remember. We call her Mona, and she changes a lot. His favorite was when I was about 14, and he used a carrot for a nose and put dip on the end. When he gave it to me, he said, "Sorry about the snots. Couldn't get her to use a Kleenex."
Never fails to make me smile.
Never fails to make me smile.
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