‎By Hosea Parah

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‎Nollywood actress and movie producer, Mary Remmy Njoku, has sparked a heated debate online following her recent commentary regarding the true meaning of family ties.

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‎In a post shared on her Instagram page, the filmmaker opined that a biological relative is not necessarily a true family member.

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‎According to Mary Remmy, a blood connection alone is insufficient to define a family bond.

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‎She asserted that a relative only transitions into a family member when that biological tie is reinforced by love, loyalty, honesty, consistent presence, and a genuine desire to see one happy and successful.

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‎”Your relative is not necessarily your family; there’s a huge difference.

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‎”A relative is someone you are connected to by blood. Someone God gave the first opportunity to become your family. They get the first interview, so to speak.

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‎”Some will pass. Some will fail.

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‎”A relative becomes family when that blood connection is strengthened by love, loyalty, honesty, presence, and a genuine desire to see you happy and succeed.

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‎”And when a relative lacks all these things. When they resent your happiness, undermine your growth, disappear when you need them, or secretly want to see you fail, they aren’t family. They are simply a relative who failed the interview and, in some cases, a resident evil,” she posted.

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