Family
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The family—that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape—nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to.
—Dodie Smith
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Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family. In another city.
—George Burns
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My family is temperamental—half temper, half mental.
—Unknown
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Various family dynamics roles: What was/is your role?
The questions we don’t ask our families but should
The nuclear family was a mistake
If the nuclear family has failed, what comes next?
The nuclear family is still indispensable
Why we speak more weirdly at home
How affluence pulls people away from their families
What to read when you want to reimagine family
Genogram symbol sheet & template