_{[ He gets that. Talking about stuff? Yeah, he doesn't like it either, but he doesn't always know when to stop prying, either. ]}

That's an noble thought, good luck with all of that, but listen..
Sometimes family just happen— I don't just mean because some jerk didn't use a condom or something like that— I'm talking about the bonds you make with people.
It just happens.

And it happens to the most broken people.
_{[ He knows this from personal experience. ]}

Guard your heart all that you want to, but when people come into your life and mean it, there's really no backing out of it— no matter how broken you are and no matter how you want to fix all the dirty crap.

..And sometimes, that's exactly what a broken person needs.