Blood is thicker than water

[Recursion]

This phrase intrigues me.

It's a shortening of an earlier saying, "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb". Which is to say, voluntary associations are stronger than involuntary ones. Which is the exact opposite of what "blood is thicker than water" is used to mean today.

Anyways, just one of those little bits of trivia I find amusing.

[MaryMagdaline]

1. Did not know that. Love learning something new

[Squinch]

2. Fascinating!

[LeftInTX]

3. Cool...and good to know!

[yonder]

4. ditto on the fascinating.

[Shanti Mama]

5. As a mom of 2 adopted kids, thank you

I've never felt that blood mattered as much as love, but I sometimes envy those tight nuclear families who are there for each other through thick and thin.