Blood is thicker than water. But that won't stop you from drowning in it, you still need air to breathe. Blood is thicker than water. But it doesn't quench your thirst, you need water to drink. "Blood is thicker than water!" Is something they shout at you when you gathered the courage to walk away. As if the fact that they hurt you is acceptable because they are family. Blood is thicker than water, and I know this is to be true I have never been hurt more, than by those I am related too.