Sentences with phrase «state of the dysfunctional family»

But all of the above is about to be derailed due to the deteriorating state of the dysfunctional family he's stuck with.

Not exact matches

The counseling services department of Kansas State University describes a dysfunctional family as:

The most endearing, functional dysfunctional family in all of TV gets off to multiple good starts in the new season of Showtime's The United States of Tara.

Harrelson, Naomi Watts and Brie Larson star in the film — based on the memoirs of Jeannette Walls — about a deeply dysfunctional family who wanders from state to state in order to escape the large debts they have incurred.

Brothers (R for profanity and disturbing violence) Jim Sheridan directs this dysfunctional family drama about an ex-con (Jake Gyllenhaal) who gets involved with his big brother's (Tobey Maguire) wife (Natalie Portman) after his sibling goes missing in Afghanistan, only to have a lot of explaining to do upon the decorated veteran's rescue and return to the States.

This would essentially create a Parent Trigger law of a sort for the Bayou State, allowing families to take control of the schools within their communities and lead their overhaul instead of waiting on dysfunctional districts (which often perpetuate systemic failure) to improve themselves.

Simply stated, the principal of homeostasis explains why when one member in a dysfunctional family attempts to change their role (i.e., detach, disengage, get healthier) the family usually responds by trying to change the person back or pull them back into their old familiar role.