http://dir.salon.com/topics/family_systems/?source=rss&aim=family_systems en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT By Cary Tennis Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/07/mother_in_laws_curse/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/07/mother_in_laws_curse/index.html?source=rss I really think we are cursed now, because I am not Greek. How do I remove the curse? By Cary Tennis Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/02/11/family/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/02/11/family/index.html?source=rss Our last visit to my family in Europe erupted in acrimony among the siblings. By Cary Tennis Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/12/07/dad_the_artiste/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/12/07/dad_the_artiste/index.html?source=rss He spends every day pounding out novels that make everyone else groan, and he insists that we critique them. By Cary Tennis Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/10/15/trigger_sister/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/10/15/trigger_sister/index.html?source=rss I know we had a difficult childhood, and I'm over most of it, but when I see my sister I start to get a little crazy! By Cary Tennis Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/09/13/father/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/09/13/father/index.html?source=rss I phoned him when I got out of the hospital and he said not to call anymore. By Cary Tennis Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/07/25/dying_mother/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/07/25/dying_mother/index.html?source=rss By the time you read this, she'll probably be gone. Why couldn't I be by her side? By Cary Tennis Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/07/17/stepson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/07/17/stepson/index.html?source=rss He's 17, and I know it's wrong, but I think he has the hots for me, too. By Cary Tennis Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/06/13/meet_the_daughters/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/06/13/meet_the_daughters/index.html?source=rss It has been two years now, and there's always a different reason. By Cary Tennis Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/05/21/lake_house/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/05/21/lake_house/index.html?source=rss I'm concerned that my pushy, sensitive friend and her husband, who has Asperger syndrome, won't fit in. By Cary Tennis Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/07/10/mommiedearest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/07/10/mommiedearest/index.html?source=rss I've done well in spite of her -- but how can I protect my younger sister? By Cary Tennis Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/07/05/triangle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/07/05/triangle/index.html?source=rss He's being thoughtless and insensitive to my mother -- and to me, too! By Cary Tennis Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/06/27/dads_depression/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/06/27/dads_depression/index.html?source=rss He had an operation and nearly died, and now he's become a tyrant. By Cary Tennis Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/06/05/uncle_danny_s_rv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/06/05/uncle_danny_s_rv/index.html?source=rss Uncle Danny shows up in his R.V. for four-month "visits," gobbling up our food and paying nothing. By Cary Tennis Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/05/15/alcoholic_kids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/05/15/alcoholic_kids/index.html?source=rss I brought them up well, but I couldn't erase my family's legacy of alcoholism, depression and bipolar disorder. By Cary Tennis Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2005/06/27/uncle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2005/06/27/uncle/index.html?source=rss Something happened 10 years ago that was never resolved. Now he's coming to the wedding and none of us wants to see him.