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Families. We’ve all got one, but these days they’re starting to look less like The Cleavers and gone are the days of the white picket fence. The once traditional “nuclear” family has evolved into a kaleidoscope of possibilities—start with parents (maybe two dads, a single mom, or a stay at home dad…), add a dash of half/step/full/adopted siblings, a side of grandparents, a pinch of aunts, uncles, cousins, a splash of pets, topped off with close friends (and all the combinations thereof). Now you’ve got a modern family -- each uniquely quirky -- yet picture perfect in its own way.
Grace and Frankie, Netflix's new funny and fearless original comedy featuring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston, is a perfect example of how today’s families can shift, rearrange and blend in unexpected ways. When Grace and Frankie’s husbands leave them after 20 years of marriage—to be with each other—the women find themselves facing a change that they never expected, but they shift their perspective to get through it together with the support of their new blended family and, of course, a sense of humor.
What is it about your modern family that you wouldn’t trade for anything in the world? Explore the things that make other families unique by watching one of the titles in our list below -- whether it’s the Gilmore Girls’ dynamic mother-daughter duo or puppet brother in Crash & Bernstein. Then, ask your kids what it is that makes your family special. After all,
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Bloodline, an original new thriller is streaming now on Netflix!
"We’re not bad people… but we did a bad thing."
Nine episodes in, I still have no idea exactly what they did.
The Rayburns, from the new Netflix original series, Bloodline, have some dark family secrets they’re willing to do anything to keep from coming out -- lying included. A sister is dead, but that's only one of the secrets revealed when the black sheep of the family returns.
While you may not know the Rayburn clan just yet, The Philadelphia Inquirer calls Bloodline “an intricately drawn and superbly cast portrait of a family in crisis.” Starring Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights) and set in the Florida keys, the series follows a family caught between the ugly truth and the terrible lie that covers it up - a storyline that conjured our friends at Variety to predict that, “.. those who give Bloodline a chance will, pretty quickly, find themselves hooked.”
But let’s face it, we all lie.
White lies make life easier for parents (the park is closed today) or make our kids happy (Santa Claus is coming!). I told my own kids and grandkids that the ice cream truck is just a music bus!
Young kids make up stories as they learn the difference between fact and fiction, while older kids sometimes lie to cover for each other or to keep themselves out of trouble.
How do you cope when you catch your kid lying?
Check out Bloodline along with some additional kid-friendly titles related to lying and honesty.
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Today is my day off and yet I was up, dressed, and out of the house before 8am. Nuts I tell ya! I dropped my car off at the car dealer for an oil change, then Whynot and I headed to the bank and the DMV, which here in Arizona is referred to as the MVD. Good times! AND Do we know how to keep the spark in our marriage or what!
It's now noon and my car is still. at. the. car. dealer. Shoot me! Whynot left for work and I'm stuck without a vehicle until who knows when. I'm at your mercy local GMC dealer.
Thank goodness for Netflix! It's like a dry version of a Calgon bath. Just take me away!
So what am I streaming today?
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Tina Fey and Robert Carlock's hilarious new comedy series starring Ellie Kemper (The Office), Jane Krakowski (30 Rock) and Tituss Burgess (30 Rock).
After being rescued from an underground bunker in which she lived the
past 15 years, Kimmy Schmidt decides to move to New York to have a
normal life. She makes friends with her new roommate Titus, and works as
a babysitter for Jacqueline Voorhees, the wife of a millionaire with
many issues. Even though many obstacles are thrown her way, Kimmy makes
the best of her new life while having to adapt to the new world around
her.
Here's a list of shows to help you and your kids reinvent yourselves.
