People Living Far From Their Real Kin Build a Substitute Family

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By Michelle Quinn

San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News

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People Living Far From Their Real Kin Build a Substitute Family

With no extended family nearby, Susan Mittmann has surrounded herself with a group of friends she considers kin.

They eat dinner together, not just once, but three nights a week. They take yearly trips to Disneyland or Tahoe. They have keys to each other's homes and don't always bother knocking.

For some, this kind of in...

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