What's Mine and Yours

by Naima Coster

“Sometimes, people are your family because they’re your blood. But that doesn’t mean much on its own. The realest family are the people who stand by you. Your daddy would have stood by us every day for the rest of time, if he’d gotten the chance. He’s not your blood, but he’s your daddy. And the next time anybody tells you different, you tell them, ‘Fuck off.’