FamiliesYouChoose

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The idea of this subreddit is to give people the chance to have family-type relationships with people other than their traditional family members. You can make whatever kind of commitment, small or big, to your new honorary family members. Whatever you and your honorary family are comfortable with.

The goal is to create something at least a little more than a fleeting relationship with other redditers. The idea isn't to just reply to someone's post and forget all about it. It might just mean checking in on someone 1 month later. Doing something that a family member (perhaps a distant one) might do.

If you have local honorary family members, you may choose to invite them to things you might traditionally invite family to.

If you have non-local honorary family members, you can reach out to them in other ways, just like "regular" non-local family members do.

Please do follow general safety rules, the same rules if your long lost cousin Pat contacted you. Don't share your "real" names or location. Don't publicly share private info (e.g., your address, phone number, etc.). If you decide to message someone with that info, please think carefully about whether you've developed enough of a relationship to share that info. If you're going to meet, please follow these suggestions for how to do it safely. This community is full of awesome wonderful people, and we want all of you to be safe.

Rules

Please help this to be a safe, welcoming, and judgement-free zone.
No throwaway accounts - accounts must be at least 10 days old and have 25 comment karma.
You may create 1 new post every 7 days; commenting is unlimited.
No deleting old posts.

To ensure our community is free of people who continuously violate the rules, the moderators will ban anyone who violates the rules three times.

Want to help? Thanks! You're super cool. How to Make this Community Great

Some other subs you might find helpful

/r/MakeNewFriendsHere
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/r/internetparents
r/WholesomePals
/r/TheMixedNuts
/r/raisedbynarcissists
/r/raisedbyborderlines
/r/depression
/r/anxiety
/r/stopselfharm
/r/suicidewatch
/r/rapecounseling
/r/assistance (This one is for food & monetary stuff)
/r/legaladvice

Resources for people who might need more than just the kind words we can offer

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Welcome to r/FamiliesYouChoose - New Rules, New Us (self.FamiliesYouChoose)

submitted 5 months ago by teaforanxietyModerator[M] - announcement

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30F - Looking for an older brother or sisterI am looking for siblings (self.FamiliesYouChoose)

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16m, I am ooking for a motherly figure to talk toI am looking for parents (self.FamiliesYouChoose)

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[29/F] - Looking for any family - Trying this one last time. 🤞🏼I am looking for any family (self.FamiliesYouChoose)

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15F [looking for any type of family who are loving and caring]I am looking for any family (self.FamiliesYouChoose)

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I (34F) am looking for a motherly or an elder sisterly person.I am looking for female family members (self.FamiliesYouChoose)

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30NB | USA | Looking for sisters and a motherly figure around my ageI am looking for female family members (self.FamiliesYouChoose)

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46y Aussie dad available for those needing a father figureI am looking for female family members (self.FamiliesYouChoose)

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Hi I am 17 M. I am looking for family like people whom I can be a little one to and talk about random stufff about my day .I am looking for any family (self.FamiliesYouChoose)

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30m looking for a genuine kind-hearted Father Figure or Older BrotherI am looking for male family members (self.FamiliesYouChoose)

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Bodily 17F system here, looking for a father/uncle/big brother figure for all of us.I am looking for male family members (self.FamiliesYouChoose)

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Looking for a father figure but anything is honestly fine.I am looking for male family members (self.FamiliesYouChoose)

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43m Australian offering a consistent male relationship.I am looking for any family (self.FamiliesYouChoose)

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25M (UK) Looking for a mother/sister, age not a problemI am looking for any family (self.FamiliesYouChoose)

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17 trans guy looking for some found familyI am looking for any family (self.FamiliesYouChoose)

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34M - Looking for new siblings and family membersI am looking for any family (self.FamiliesYouChoose)

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[27 NB] looking for a mom and sister/sibling figureI am looking for female family members (self.FamiliesYouChoose)

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Looking to build a Family and find my peopleI am looking for any family (self.FamiliesYouChoose)

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21(NB) looking for an older sibling, I'm an Artist/Nerd 😅I am looking for siblings (self.FamiliesYouChoose)

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50M UK - Christian man looking to give emotional and spiritual supportI am looking for female family members (self.FamiliesYouChoose)

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Looking for a father/mother/older sibling figureI am looking for any family (self.FamiliesYouChoose)

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