OK.. Really?!

You definitely don't pick your family you are born into. You have no choice for that mess and man do I have stories...
The one thing I know is, as you grow you create a family... a family that is not just related by marriage, blood, etc., but by friends and people who have inspired your life, completed your circle, helped you to be a better person. Supported your crazy endeavors with love and understanding, while telling you like it is if you need to hear it.. and you count on them, rely on them and know that no matter, they are always there and take great comfort in that fact.
That makes me happy and I am lucky to have such a family.