[LordDragonfang]

Many people have belligerent, racist older family members who only became more belligerent and racist over time. They're practically a stock character in jokes about Thanksgiving and Christmas.

[monsieurbanana]

Again, not a real family member.

[LordDragonfang]

> That also felt like family

The word "like" is often used for similes, a type of figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind.