Friends vs. Family

After talking to a friend about my social life, I've come to realize that friends are placed in several different categories. You have your acquaintances (friends you say hi and talk to occasionally), those you hang out also occasionally, friends you hang out regularly, and friends that are your best friends that you are completely comfortable with. After talking with him, I've also realize that I don't have any of those except the first category, and that is acquaintances. They are the ones I see not too regularly, but also only say hi to on campus. Back home, I don't get to hang out much either, because I'm always busy with work, schoolwork, or taking care of my parents. I think the only reason why I don't have close friends nor hang out often as I should be, is because I spend so much time with my family more than with my friends. My family is very close, and we love to spend as much time as we could together. Especially when my sisters and brother comes home from school. My sisters are considered my best friends. Even though they're my family, but they are the ones I could be my crazy, dorky self around, say anything I want, talk to them about anything, and always know they're there for me. Friends come and go, but your family will always be your family no matter what the circumstances are. It hurts me to see my friends go through the pain and stress of loosing their close friends so often, which makes me not want to go through that. Hence, that's why I choose to rather be with my family than friends. So no matter if I don't have close friends like any other teenage do, but I have so something that not many people do, and that is a special bond between my family and I :)