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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also do think, barring abuse etc, that maintaining strong ties with family encourages people to learn how to compromise and see other perspectives better.

My FIL and I disagree on everything related to politics. Honestly, if he were a friend, we wouldn’t be close. But, we do get along, are able to spend time together, and occasionally see each other’s points.

Similarly, one of my sisters is very flaky about plans. I’m not sure we would be in touch if we were friends. My annoyance at last minute changes would probably have resulted in a fade out. But, now I’ve developed some tools for dealing with that. And obviously, I’m not going to drop an otherwise good sister just because she is more spontaneous than I am!

We learn to compromise and work with others. (None of this is to minimize truly dysfunctional families or toxic family members; those relationships are not worth trying for.) [/quote]

Great point! Families help us break out of our silos and teach us to disagree civilly (because we love the person we are arguing with!)[/quote]

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