September 20, 2025 • 13 mins
I explore the age-old saying "blood is thicker than water" and challenge its validity in today's relationships. Through personal experiences and observations, I examine what truly makes a family and whether biological connections automatically guarantee love and support.
• Defining key terms: love, family, blood, and water to understand their true meanings
• Examining the expectation that blood relatives will always provide support in times of need
• Questioning why some family members only reach out when they need financial assistance
• Comparing blood family relationships to friendships that often provide more genuine support
• Recognizing that while blood connects us genetically, love isn't automatically included
• Emphasizing that actions speak louder than words when it comes to demonstrating love
• Acknowledging that both blood connections and friendships are necessary, but love makes them meaningful
Go to our website, www.aqueensopinion.com and click on Get In Touch to leave your feedback or leave a question for the Queen. Don't forget to like us wherever you get your podcasts.
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
the views and opinions expressed on this
podcast or website are those ofthe authors and do not
necessarily reflect the officialpolicy or position of a queen's
opinion.
Any content provided by ourbloggers or authors are their
opinion and are not intended tomalign any religion, ethnic
group, club, organization,company, individual or anyone or
(00:26):
anything.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Welcome to a Queen's Opinion.
My name is Queen, my voice, myopinion, friends and Love Is
(00:56):
blood thicker than water.
What makes a family Is bloodthicker than water and if so,
why?
How is this related to lovingyour family?
People use that phrase all thetime.
Blood is thicker than water.
Usually, when they use thatphrase, it's because of a
(01:21):
situation or experienceinvolving their family members.
So the response to the questionis yes if the person had a good
or favorable outcome from thefamily member, or no, if they
felt let down by the familymember.
I want to challenge thatstatement.
(01:42):
Blood is thicker than water.
I agree with the phrase up to apoint, but there have been many
situations where blood familydropped the ball on love.
Before we dive into this topic,let's set the stage by defining
a few terms.
(02:03):
The terms are love, family,blood, water.
How is love defined in thedictionary?
According to the OxfordDictionary, love is an intense
feeling of deep affection.
We need to define family too,which is all the descendants of
(02:25):
a common ancestor.
Now we have defined love andfamily, we must go further and
define blood and water.
According to John Hopkins, bloodis the life-maintaining fluid
that flows through the body'sblood vessels, arteries, veins
and capillaries.
(02:46):
They go on to explain thefunction of blood.
It is said that blood carriesthe following to the body
tissues, nourishment, vitamins,oxygen and so forth.
It also said that blood carriesaway from the body things like
(03:06):
waste and carbon dioxide.
I would say that blood is apowerful, life-sustaining liquid
, in my opinion.
Now, water is defined as acolorless, transparent, odorless
liquid that forms the seas,lakes, rivers and rain and is
(03:27):
the base of the fluids of livingorganism.
Now, queen, why is all thisinformation important for the
listener to know?
I'm glad you asked.
You need to understand thewords and their meanings and how
they might apply to the phraseblood is thicker than water to
(03:50):
grasp my answer to the question.
Now let's dive into thequestion Is blood thicker than
water?
My understanding of thequestion is that people that you
consider family, people youshare the same ancestry with,
are going to stick with youthrough thick and thin
(04:12):
situations.
They're going to be there whenyou need help.
All you must do is let themknow that you are in need and
that thicker blood family isgoing to be there for you.
You can ask a blood family foranything and they will show up
and show out with all you needto get you through tough times.
(04:35):
You need somewhere to stayuntil you get on your feet.
Then the blood family is goingto be there right away.
You need a car to get to andfrom work?
No problem, because the bloodfamily is going to be there for
you.
You are a little short on therent?
(04:56):
No worries, your blood familygot your back.
That sounds good.
You are a little short on therent?
No worries, your blood familygot your back.
That sounds good.
But there are many of us outthere that know that is bullshit
.
We all have those relativesthat call every month.
They call for help.
That's usually monetary help.
(05:18):
I don't know about you, but Ihaven't received a phone call
asking for some help in the formof a prayer.
No, no, no.
They need some of those USgreenbacks, coins, dollars,
dollar bills.
Baby, why do some people relatethe word love to money?
(05:41):
If you love me, you will helpme pay my rent and my car
payment.
If you love me, you will giveme a little money, because we
are family and we need tosupport each other.
To support each other Soundsgood if you are on the receiving
end of the money request.
If you are the person givingall the time with nothing being
(06:06):
received from the other person.
This is not a good feeling.
When was the last time a familymember called you to check in
on you, to ask you if they cando anything for you?
I'll wait for it.
Yeah, that's what I thought.
Now we need our blood familybecause each family member is
(06:28):
like a blood cell to our body.
Our family is supposed tosupport, care, nourish, protect
and love us.
Our blood family is a powerful,life-sustaining member in our
life.
Regardless of all the help somefamily members may need, they
(06:49):
are still our family members andwe love them.
We keep helping in any way wecan, including money.
We keep helping in any way wecan, including money.
On the other hand, a friend canoffer the same support to you.
They will show up for you inways the family members did not.
For example, they will offeryou to stay with them until you
(07:12):
are able to get on your feet.
Yes, they will allow you tobring the children.
Friends will offer to buy yougroceries, give you a ride to
work and pick you back up andtake you home.
They will even allow you towear their clothes.
If it helps.
A friend will pray for you andwith you through the situation
(07:37):
and never make you feel alone,sad and unwanted.
Your friend is like water.
We need them in our lives, justlike a living organism.
Your friend is transparent withtheir support to help, never
gets upset with you for askingfor support to help, never gets
(08:01):
upset with you for asking forsupport neutral to the situation
you are experiencing at thetime.
Is blood thicker than water?
Is your blood family strongerthan your friendship?
I would say no.
You can share the same DNA, thesame bloodline, the same
grandma and grandpa, uncles,aunties, cousins, sisters and
(08:22):
brothers, but the love may notbe involved.
But the love may not beinvolved.
I know thousands of people areout there going.
Queen is tripping.
She is talking about blood.
Family is not as thick asfriendships.
Queen, you can't have familywithout love.
(08:44):
Oh boy, well, I'm about to makea few of you mad out there
because you could have all thefamily members you want.
But love may not be in the mixwith everybody.
You see, your blood may bemixed with everybody, but the
love is not.
People out there are talkingabout how they love you.
(09:07):
I love my cousin.
I love my auntie.
She's my favorite auntie,that's my favorite uncle.
He's like my brother.
You share the same blood, butdo you love me?
I am big on action, and actionspeaks louder than words, so I
(09:28):
need to see some action.
When you talk about you love me, I can talk about what I know
and what I've experienced andwhat other people have shared
with me.
I am here to tell you that loveis not always mixed in the
blood.
Sometimes love is one of thosethings that you find outside the
(09:52):
home.
Love is one of those thingsthat you're not necessarily born
with in your family.
People say they love their mama, their daddy, their sisters and
their brothers, but theiractions tell a whole different
story.
Family is not there when youneed them.
(10:14):
Sometimes Family or friends arenot there to carry the cross.
So blood may be thicker thanwater, but love is bountifully
thicker than both blood andwater.
I believe I can love someone andthey not be my blood.
(10:35):
Like my husband, we found loveand made a family.
I can love someone like myfriend because they were there
for me through tough times whenmy family kicked me to the curb,
when my family didn't thinkabout me, didn't care about me.
No love shown.
(10:55):
Their actions spoke louder thanthe words.
I love you.
They didn't show me love.
What makes a family?
Are you a family?
Because you are born with theblood of your mother and your
father.
What makes people think thatyou automatically receive or get
(11:18):
love from your blood family?
This is not true.
All the time, actions speaklouder than words.
So, if you love me, family,show me through love.
Action, because the queen hasnot received love in years.
Is blood thicker than water?
(11:42):
Yes, but neither of them canexist without the other.
You need the blood familybecause it binds you together
through ancestry and runsthrough your body.
You need the water friendshipbecause it's in every living
organism.
Blood is thicker than water,but neither one is stronger than
(12:07):
the other if love is not in themix.
A Queen's Opinion is a podcastthat allows people, especially
women, to think out loud aboutlife situations and seek an
(12:27):
opinion without being judged.
This podcast is supposed tolift you up, encourage you to be
the best person you can be, toinspire you to step out of your
comfort zone and into your queenzone.
I didn't say my opinion willsolve your problems.
I am not saying that I am right, but what I am saying is I'm
(12:51):
going to give you another viewof the situation from a distance
.
No more thinking or questioninga situation by yourself.
Ask the Queen.
Go to our website,wwwaquingsopinioncom and click
on Get In Touch to leave yourfeedback or leave a question for
(13:15):
the Queen.
Don't forget to like uswherever you get your podcasts.
Thank you for taking time outof your day.
I hope you join me for our nextepisode.
Until then, goodbye.
the views and opinions expressed on this
podcast or website are those ofthe authors and do not
necessarily reflect the officialpolicy or position of a queen's
opinion.
Any content provided by ourbloggers or authors are their
opinion and are not intended tomalign any religion, ethnic
group, club, organization,company, individual or anyone or
(00:26):
anything.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Welcome to a Queen's Opinion.
My name is Queen, my voice, myopinion, friends and Love Is
(00:56):
blood thicker than water.
What makes a family Is bloodthicker than water and if so,
why?
How is this related to lovingyour family?
People use that phrase all thetime.
Blood is thicker than water.
Usually, when they use thatphrase, it's because of a
(01:21):
situation or experienceinvolving their family members.
So the response to the questionis yes if the person had a good
or favorable outcome from thefamily member, or no, if they
felt let down by the familymember.
I want to challenge thatstatement.
(01:42):
Blood is thicker than water.
I agree with the phrase up to apoint, but there have been many
situations where blood familydropped the ball on love.
Before we dive into this topic,let's set the stage by defining
a few terms.
(02:03):
The terms are love, family,blood, water.
How is love defined in thedictionary?
According to the OxfordDictionary, love is an intense
feeling of deep affection.
We need to define family too,which is all the descendants of
(02:25):
a common ancestor.
Now we have defined love andfamily, we must go further and
define blood and water.
According to John Hopkins, bloodis the life-maintaining fluid
that flows through the body'sblood vessels, arteries, veins
and capillaries.
(02:46):
They go on to explain thefunction of blood.
It is said that blood carriesthe following to the body
tissues, nourishment, vitamins,oxygen and so forth.
It also said that blood carriesaway from the body things like
(03:06):
waste and carbon dioxide.
I would say that blood is apowerful, life-sustaining liquid
, in my opinion.
Now, water is defined as acolorless, transparent, odorless
liquid that forms the seas,lakes, rivers and rain and is
(03:27):
the base of the fluids of livingorganism.
Now, queen, why is all thisinformation important for the
listener to know?
I'm glad you asked.
You need to understand thewords and their meanings and how
they might apply to the phraseblood is thicker than water to
(03:50):
grasp my answer to the question.
Now let's dive into thequestion Is blood thicker than
water?
My understanding of thequestion is that people that you
consider family, people youshare the same ancestry with,
are going to stick with youthrough thick and thin
(04:12):
situations.
They're going to be there whenyou need help.
All you must do is let themknow that you are in need and
that thicker blood family isgoing to be there for you.
You can ask a blood family foranything and they will show up
and show out with all you needto get you through tough times.
(04:35):
You need somewhere to stayuntil you get on your feet.
Then the blood family is goingto be there right away.
You need a car to get to andfrom work?
No problem, because the bloodfamily is going to be there for
you.
You are a little short on therent?
(04:56):
No worries, your blood familygot your back.
That sounds good.
You are a little short on therent?
No worries, your blood familygot your back.
That sounds good.
But there are many of us outthere that know that is bullshit
.
We all have those relativesthat call every month.
They call for help.
That's usually monetary help.
(05:18):
I don't know about you, but Ihaven't received a phone call
asking for some help in the formof a prayer.
No, no, no.
They need some of those USgreenbacks, coins, dollars,
dollar bills.
Baby, why do some people relatethe word love to money?
(05:41):
If you love me, you will helpme pay my rent and my car
payment.
If you love me, you will giveme a little money, because we
are family and we need tosupport each other.
To support each other Soundsgood if you are on the receiving
end of the money request.
If you are the person givingall the time with nothing being
(06:06):
received from the other person.
This is not a good feeling.
When was the last time a familymember called you to check in
on you, to ask you if they cando anything for you?
I'll wait for it.
Yeah, that's what I thought.
Now we need our blood familybecause each family member is
(06:28):
like a blood cell to our body.
Our family is supposed tosupport, care, nourish, protect
and love us.
Our blood family is a powerful,life-sustaining member in our
life.
Regardless of all the help somefamily members may need, they
(06:49):
are still our family members andwe love them.
We keep helping in any way wecan, including money.
We keep helping in any way wecan, including money.
On the other hand, a friend canoffer the same support to you.
They will show up for you inways the family members did not.
For example, they will offeryou to stay with them until you
(07:12):
are able to get on your feet.
Yes, they will allow you tobring the children.
Friends will offer to buy yougroceries, give you a ride to
work and pick you back up andtake you home.
They will even allow you towear their clothes.
If it helps.
A friend will pray for you andwith you through the situation
(07:37):
and never make you feel alone,sad and unwanted.
Your friend is like water.
We need them in our lives, justlike a living organism.
Your friend is transparent withtheir support to help, never
gets upset with you for askingfor support to help, never gets
(08:01):
upset with you for asking forsupport neutral to the situation
you are experiencing at thetime.
Is blood thicker than water?
Is your blood family strongerthan your friendship?
I would say no.
You can share the same DNA, thesame bloodline, the same
grandma and grandpa, uncles,aunties, cousins, sisters and
(08:22):
brothers, but the love may notbe involved.
But the love may not beinvolved.
I know thousands of people areout there going.
Queen is tripping.
She is talking about blood.
Family is not as thick asfriendships.
Queen, you can't have familywithout love.
(08:44):
Oh boy, well, I'm about to makea few of you mad out there
because you could have all thefamily members you want.
But love may not be in the mixwith everybody.
You see, your blood may bemixed with everybody, but the
love is not.
People out there are talkingabout how they love you.
(09:07):
I love my cousin.
I love my auntie.
She's my favorite auntie,that's my favorite uncle.
He's like my brother.
You share the same blood, butdo you love me?
I am big on action, and actionspeaks louder than words, so I
(09:28):
need to see some action.
When you talk about you love me, I can talk about what I know
and what I've experienced andwhat other people have shared
with me.
I am here to tell you that loveis not always mixed in the
blood.
Sometimes love is one of thosethings that you find outside the
(09:52):
home.
Love is one of those thingsthat you're not necessarily born
with in your family.
People say they love their mama, their daddy, their sisters and
their brothers, but theiractions tell a whole different
story.
Family is not there when youneed them.
(10:14):
Sometimes Family or friends arenot there to carry the cross.
So blood may be thicker thanwater, but love is bountifully
thicker than both blood andwater.
I believe I can love someone andthey not be my blood.
(10:35):
Like my husband, we found loveand made a family.
I can love someone like myfriend because they were there
for me through tough times whenmy family kicked me to the curb,
when my family didn't thinkabout me, didn't care about me.
No love shown.
(10:55):
Their actions spoke louder thanthe words.
I love you.
They didn't show me love.
What makes a family?
Are you a family?
Because you are born with theblood of your mother and your
father.
What makes people think thatyou automatically receive or get
(11:18):
love from your blood family?
This is not true.
All the time, actions speaklouder than words.
So, if you love me, family,show me through love.
Action, because the queen hasnot received love in years.
Is blood thicker than water?
(11:42):
Yes, but neither of them canexist without the other.
You need the blood familybecause it binds you together
through ancestry and runsthrough your body.
You need the water friendshipbecause it's in every living
organism.
Blood is thicker than water,but neither one is stronger than
(12:07):
the other if love is not in themix.
A Queen's Opinion is a podcastthat allows people, especially
women, to think out loud aboutlife situations and seek an
(12:27):
opinion without being judged.
This podcast is supposed tolift you up, encourage you to be
the best person you can be, toinspire you to step out of your
comfort zone and into your queenzone.
I didn't say my opinion willsolve your problems.
I am not saying that I am right, but what I am saying is I'm
(12:51):
going to give you another viewof the situation from a distance
.
No more thinking or questioninga situation by yourself.
Ask the Queen.
Go to our website,wwwaquingsopinioncom and click
on Get In Touch to leave yourfeedback or leave a question for
(13:15):
the Queen.
Don't forget to like uswherever you get your podcasts.
Thank you for taking time outof your day.
I hope you join me for our nextepisode.
Until then, goodbye.
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