Alaska
Alaska

We believe the Queer community is a model for our global extended family, and together we have the power to create positive change for all of humanity.

Annie Murphy
Annie Murphy

We usually have a beautiful, sparkling Christmas tree and my dad reads us 'A Child's Christmas in Wales' in front of the fire and it's all very cozy. Then we pack up and head to meet my extended family, where we live out our yearly tradition of everyone gifting everyone underwear in their stockings.

Anton du Beke
Anton du Beke

Because we had no other relatives living in the U.K., me, my parents and my siblings continuously journeyed abroad to bond with our extended family.

Anushka Sharma
Anushka Sharma

Boys used to call me Soda in school days. Soda means 'serving officers daughters association.' I miss those days when I had a very protected life: one could get close and bond with other army people that they gradually would become your extended family.

Ayobami Adebayo
Ayobami Adebayo

I wanted to write about extended family systems. You have people you can fall back on, and it's good. But what if you don't fit into what is expected of you?

Beth Moore
Beth Moore

My home and my upbringing and just the problems in my family within my extended family were such that it truly was a mix of the good, bad, and the ugly.

Bhumi Pednekar
Bhumi Pednekar

Everywhere in the society, even my extended family, when they got to know that I am going to be an actor, they were very worried because there is a lot of negativity attached to my craft or being a heroine.

Billy Crystal
Billy Crystal

It's like being a gym rat, but you're a theater rat, and then that becomes your fraternity house. That becomes your extended family.

Carolyn Murphy
Carolyn Murphy

I had dreamed of visiting Bali for many years and because I had an extended family of Balinese friends in Los Angeles, I felt connected. The island is so peaceful and the smiles are constant.

Chloe Kohanski
Chloe Kohanski

No one in my family is musical, including extended family. I am like the black sheep.