The Found Family Trope Explained: Why Chosen Families in Life and Stories Become So Important to Us

Sometimes you’re born into an awesome family, but for many of us getting that loving family we dream of means going out and finding it. So, from Friends to Our Flag Means Death to Buffy to The Holdovers and beyond, how have families of choice become such a major part of our lives and our favorite stories on screen? And what do they tell us about what really matters in relationships? Let’s take a deeper look!

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:39 Looking a new family structure
03:59 The magic of finding your people
07:10 The big reasons found families are so important
09:35 It's not always easy, but it is worth it!

The Take was created by Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough

Films & shows mentioned/shown in this video:
Friends, Avatar the Last Airbender, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Broad City, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Community, Derry Girls, Golden Girls, Gossip Girl, Happy Endings, Insecure, Mad Men, The Mandalorian, Modern Family, Our Flag Means Death, The Righteous Gemstones, Sex Education, Stranger Things, The O.C., The Perfect Couple, Lilo and Stitch, Uptown Girls, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Holdovers

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