The old stories were about destiny and bloodlines. The new stories are about choice, resilience, and the radical act of showing up for someone who does not share your DNA or your history. Films like CODA (which features a different kind of "blending"—a hearing child in a deaf family) or Shithouse (about found families in college) extend the definition further.
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