*This* Is Why The Holidays Are So Stressful... & Why We Love Them Anyways! | Compilation

Being around family can be joyful, but also chaotic, stressful and totally unpredictable... *especially* during the holidays. From awkward convos to money tension to generational clashes and beyond, chaotic family dinners and get togethers on screen are so hilariously chaotic (and relatable!)

Why do these stories so often end up feeling heartwarming, even when everything falls apart? In this compilation video, we're taking a look back at some of our videos on the dysfunctional family and holiday chaos tropes (from Modern Family to WandaVision to The Bear and more,) and how they’ve evolved beyond the old “perfect nuclear family” myth. We also explore the rise of chosen family and found family narratives (like in OFMD, Friends, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine,) and why they resonate so deeply with millennials and Gen Z searching for belonging, love and relationships that are built by choice, not obligation.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:01 Hating the holidays...
02:41 Why family holidays are *so* chaotic
09:02 The positive side of the chaos
11:33 The power of found family
12:12 When your best friends are your real family
15:31 Finding your people
18:43 Why found family is just as important as biological family
21:44 Why sitcom families became so dysfunctional
24:05 "Perfect" on screen families from back in the day
25:41 When TV families got way more realistic (& relatable)
28:55 Glamor in the dysfunction...
36:04 Why we love (positively) dysfunction families on TV

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