Is Blood Thicker Than Water?

Blood is thicker than water, in real sense. If, however, we are talking about the well knows phrase, I must say that my experiences in life have make me believe that it is not quite true. Sometimes being bloody related means nothing at all. The true test of the phrase is when you are in need for help and those so-called relatives come up with 1001 excuses not to assist. These happen to some of us, peeps.