My siblings and I used to bond over roasting each other with inside jokes from our childhood but now when we try the same humor around our kids and spouses it falls completely flat and sometimes feels mean, and we're struggling to figure out how our family comedy tradition can evolve without losing what made us close.
More people experience this than they realize.
The humor that once bonded your family now excludes the very people you're trying to welcome into that bond.
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