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Child is to parents what you are to humanity.
Parents love their children as they are theirs, because of the bond that it makes with their biological offspring. Humanism is the idea that humanity is valuable in and of itself. Thus, humans need not be connected by blood to consider each other relatives or family members.
Although, it is not every person that thinks this way. Many people care about the welfare of their own family more than they do for those outside of their relative circle.
So, I would say that blood is the primary factor of family.
This is why the family structure in a lot of cultures are so similar. Relatives will care for each other before others, since it is natural to want to preserve their own genetic material.
And, even if we aren't blood relatives, we can still be considered family.
We merely have to share a bond with someone in order for them to become family. This is where I see the value of humanity, and why humanism exists.