re: do you believe in the blanket statement "family comes first"?

All blanket statements are dumb.

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All blanket statements are dumb.

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to the OP, the answer to that is family does not always come first.

I would put my wife first on most everything, but my parents and sister, it depends. Most likely they would come first, but I can see situations where they would not.

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My wife and kids come before everyone else every time always

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Firing squad?

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Once you choose a partner, they should be your #1, and if you let your family members get in the way of that, you are letting them control you. Also, plenty of people have really awful family members. If your parent, cousin, sibling, whatever is negatively affecting your life, you need to rethink their rank.

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Judging from the divorce rates in this country, I'd imagine the chances are higher that your spouse turns out shitty ahead of other family.

I know what the book called the bible says. You are supposed to put your spouse before your children. Good thing America rejects this part of the bible and puts children before spouses. I don't know why anyone says america was founded on anything to do with God because this is just one example of America doing the opposite of Gods ways.

"Your country ain't your blood"? That's Pop talking.

Here's a simple one:

Best friend, Boyfriend, and friends are going to the beach for the weekend

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Your LOVING parents' (who give you everything from the moon and back) 25th anniversary party.


That was a situation someone I know was in, they picked...the 1st option.

Kids (teenagers and even young adults) that say stupid shite to their parents like "my friends love me more" or pick their friends before family (good family/parents that love you, not shitty ones) make me so irate.