You Can Pick Your Family, Too

Building a better family unit.

Matthew Maniaci
Nov 1 · 5 min read
Photo by Kelsey Chance on Unsplash

I don’t talk to my family. My biological family, anyway. For a variety of reasons, we had a falling out several years ago, and now I pretty much only talk to my grandma and occasionally an aunt or cousin that I cross paths with. My father, mother, and sister are out of my life now, and by extension so is the bulk of my extended family.

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Living with and talking about mental illness in an open, honest way to help break down stigma. I was one of those suicidal kids you read about. He/him/his.

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