[Red88Carrera]

But blood is thicker than water

Very interesting subject. It's interesting to see how family members and friends react to people that have even a slightly different lifestyle. They're not asking you to agree with their way of life, just to have a little understanding and acceptance.
You wouldn't believe how differently my wife and I are treated from my siblings just because we decided to not have kids. Without the added expense of children, we do have a little more disposable cash, but my family thinks we're very well off because of the things we have acquired. They tend to come across like we should ante up and spread the wealth. That, alone, has put distance between the family and us. Live and let live. Life's tooooooo short!