title: When Blood Matters: How I Unearthed the Root of My Rejection and Discovered What Family Really Means
author:  Dana Sellars 
description: Dana Sellars is a daughter, sister, wife, and mom to four kids. She spends most of her time choreographing the schedules of her family and making sure everyone gets where they need to be on time. When shes not inviting everyone over to her home in Texas, you can find her at the baseball fields, traveling, reading, or volunteering at her church.
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  Blind Dates and Other Necromancy
  
  
  “Dru,” she began. “Now, don't freak out.”
  
  
  “Why would I freak out?” I started my car. I had met with my faculty advisors,
  and let’s just say it had been a long ass day.
  
  
  “I decided to let the brokers match me up.”
  
  
  “You what?” My foot instinctively slammed on the brake although I hadn't
  gotten out of park yet.
  
  
  “I knew you wouldn't like it.”
  
  
  Well, she wasn't wrong about that. The brokers were a bunch of pursed-lip
  librarians. (No offense-they are literally librarians who keep family records.
  I love me some regular librarians-says the girl who wouldn't be able to finish
  her dissertation without them.)
  
  
  Matches are made based on lineage compatibility, heritage market value. (Wish
  I was kidding, I am not. Kith talk about certain bloodlines being worth more
  than others are. Like they think we are racehorses.)
  
  
  “Honey, you are on the rebound.” That was true. Leo, the worthless
  sonofabitch, had pulled her heart out of her che