Don't EVER, EVER, EVER Mess with MY FAMILY

The word Family to me is a relative term.  You may not understand that, but I have opened up my FAMILY to more people than you can ever imagine.....and they ALL visit and participate in FAMILY gatherings.   I believe in Hilary's theory  " It takes a village", so I created one.

My Family consists of my parents and brothers and sisters, my husband and his sister and her husband and her children and their children and several of those childrens' biological parents.  I know it's confusing but it gets worse. I also have my children, their biological parents and siblings.  Then there are my first husbands' family of brothers and sister, and father, and neices and their children.  Then I have a couple of exes, I still consider several members of their family MY family.  Then there are just the people I have "adopted" to become a part of my "family."   Is your head spinning yet?

I know, I know, you all know I am trying to save the world....it's true and I will do anything I can to help people and make them part of my extended family.  A friend of mine posted something recently that was TOTALLY me:  Family is family, but FRIENDS are the family you choose yourself!  That is so me!  But I would never turn away someone who was for real family either.

Today, someone threatened my family and HIS girlfriend.  I went into overdrive.  I am expecting company very soon, who feel they needed to vacate their residence to be safe....of course I told them to come here.  In addition, I talked to HIS girlfriend, who I have never met or spoken to before tonight, discussed her issues with her, including her 4 young children, and have started looking for a safe haven for them in Virginia.  HE is not a member of my family, well except by marriage, but through experience I know an abuser when I see one and I spotted him several years ago.....I just needed the family member to wake up...and I know how hard that is because I've been there and done that.  (I guess I am really going to have to come clean about all that soon.)

But the REAL point here is, someone threatened and continues to threaten my family.  We will close the gates on the property this weekend.  The NO TRESPASSING signs will go up, and if someone does not heed the warning and enters the property uninvited, they will be warned of the consequences....And just so you all know.....if you "feel" someone is a threat to you, your family or your property" in this state, you can be legally shoot them....I'm not saying that is what is going to happen here, this weekend, just make sure you let me know if you're coming over before you get here!

There is something else I can tell you.  I have NEVER met a man or a woman who would abuse a spouse or child who has the guts to stand up to someone when they themselves are threatened.  These people, ok mostly men, are COWARDS.  And I learned long ago to stand up to them and dial 911.  I'll be telling the kids to do just that while I'm standing on the front porch with a firearm telling him not to move!

So you guys have a great weekend....we will be armed and dangerous, and I WILL PROTECT MY FAMILY!