Blood

 Jessica Long is a Paralympic swimmer with 23 metals, the second most for a paralympic athlete.  She was adopted as an infant. The topic was brought up in talking about how important is blood anyway. Many people have grown up very appreciative of their adoptive parents. Dennis Prager says he often asks this question when talking to someone about adoption. Do you have a dog? Do you love your dog? Oh yes, people will say, I love/adore my dog. Dennis will then ask are you blood-related to your dog?  So do you really have to be blood-related to love someone? Obviously, you don't. His question makes a very good point.  Most people are closest to their spouse than just about anyone and they are not blood-related. Do you love all your blood relatives? You a very unusual person if you do. Your lucky if you love half of them.  Anyway, just some food for thought. I had several dogs in my life. Several were very special. One was a collie when I was about 11, I forgot his name. How do you forget a name? The other was a Saint Bernard/lab mix, the most special dog we ever had. I believe I loved that dog. His name was Boomer. He was the best Dog anyone in our family ever owned. He had the sweetest disposition. I believe I cried when he died.  Something to think about, how important is blood really?  Some people seem to think you can't love them as much when adopted but I guess they never adopted.  How can you not love a child?  I have a less than a two-year-old grandchild. I have no connection blood wise. She is the sister of Barbara's Grandchild. I have no blood even between me and this grandson. He is precious as all my grandchildren are. Blood doesn't make them precious. How can you not love a child? I think that is the best argument I have ever heard, do you love your dog?  Are you blood-related to him?   God bless, LVZ.