Fear, loathing and laughter at family lunches
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12 May 2025 - 06:07
There is nothing jollier than a family lunch attended by multiple generations, enjoying the lift of a first drink and the comforting paleolithic protection of familial reunification.
There is also nothing more depressing than shoehorning the dregs out of the door at the bitter end, after a second braai, and excess has pulled the scabs from old wounds and verbal skirmishes have escalated into full scale battles...
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