We hear all the time that blood is thicker than water. In fact, I learned a story about this proverb when I was an elementary pupil. But what is this "Blood is thicker than water proverb mean? According to the Wikipedia, Blood is thicker than water is a medieval proverb in English meaning that familial bonds will always be stronger than bonds of friendship or love. Family comes first all the time. Whenever if there is one member of the family who got a problem, your family will always got your back. That's what we used to believe. But there was one situation that lead me to this question, is this proverb still applicable in our current time?

Today, I will share you again my story. Actually, it is not my story but my husband's story. This was his experience when the time I gave birth to our daughter.

Story Time

In my previous article with a title "My Pregnancy Journey", I shared there what I've been through during my labor. What I didn't know is that while I was busy battling my own battle of pain, my partner was also fighting his own battle. I was admitted at the hospital 2 o'clock in the morning. We didn't have enough money at that time because we didn't expected that my baby will come out at that day. I still have schedule to meet my OB doctor at that week, so we thought that I'll have my due date on the next week. My partner was still a student at that time also, so our money was only intended for our allowance. It was already Thursday. The money that was left was only 500 pesos. When I was admitted at the hospital, the nurse gave us lists of things that are needed to be bought.Those were things that are necessary for my delivery. Our money was not enough to buy all those that is in the list. My partner left me at the hospital and head back to our boarding house to get some important things and to borrow some money to his sister. We know that her sister has money at that time because she was saving it for her to buy a new phone. But her sister did not let him borrow. She denied that she has a saving. So, my partner didn't force her anymore. He went back at the hospital. I noticed that his slippers were broken. He told me that he was just running because there were no vehicle. After putting the things he got from the boarding house, he left me again to buy the things that the nurse were asked. When he was at the pharmacy, he calculated the price of the items. His money was insufficient. If only his sister let him borrow even just a small amount I think that would be enough. He saw a woman who also bought some medicine in the the same pharmacy. He took a quick glance at the purse of the woman and he saw that she has a lot of money. He was so determined to buy what's on the list because it was very important. So, he gathered all his courage and approach the woman. Though he was so shy , he swallowed his diffidence because he was so desperate at that moment. He borrowed 100 pesos or $2 to a stranger. Thank God, the kind woman let him borrowed money. He was so glad because he could be able to buy all the necessary things that are needed for my delivery. He thanked the woman and promised her to returned the money in the morning when his mother come. When I was in the delivery room, his mother came. He asked the amount that he borrowed to the woman and returned it as what he promised. When I came out and placed at my room, the stranger woman who helped my partner visited me. She looked at our baby and she was happy. I didn't know that that woman was the one who helped my partner. I thought that she was just a random person who wants to look at our baby. I didn't know that she was the angel who helped us.

CLOSING THOUGHT

I only learned what he has been through few months after my delivery. When I knew about it, I felt sorry for him, but on the other side, my admiration for him grows even bigger. I know him as a tight-lipped person and I can't believe that he did that for the sake of me and our baby. He said that he can't really rely help from his siblings. He is also not so close to them. Maybe because he is the only male in the family that is why he can't get along with his siblings. It saddened me knowing that the people whom he can lean on in times of difficulties don't have the heart to help him.

True essence of a family is being supportive and loving with each other. Always there for each other through ups and downs. Family should be the foundation of love, devotion and support because family is not just an important thing, it is everything.

Before I end this article of mine, let me share this message to you.

“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.” — Jane Howard

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