Some definitions of family: 1. : a group of things related by common characteristics 2. a group of people united by certain convictions or a common affiliation. 3. a group of individuals living under one roof and usually under one head - Merriam Webster Dictionary -- The Bridgers were strange. Different. Eclectic. Etcetera. These were the names that were whispered behind their backs. The assumptions that were made about this group of people. It was somewhat right. But maybe people needed to know a little bit more.