But when it comes to family, their love is always unconditional. My father's absence in my life and my aunt's would never make us love him less. Just as my aunt would never have rejected me because my father and mother were not married when they decided to have me. To this day I felt resentful towards my father's side of the family because I believed they wanted nothing to do with me. But the way my emotions reacted once I found out I was going to meet them made me realize that I was hiding my fear with anger. This photo reminds me that blood is thicker than water, and no matter the circumstances, the love of family is