Although loam is a combination of sand, silt and clay, adding sand to your clay soil, or vice versa, will not create loam. Doing so will result in something like cement.
According to Merriam-Webster, family values are values especially of a traditional or conservative kind which are held to promote the sound functioning of the family and to strengthen the fabric of society.
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