Family quote by Doug Coupland

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People are pretty forgiving when it comes to other peoples families. The only family that ever horrifies you is your own
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"People are pretty forgiving when it comes to other people's families. The only family that ever horrifies you is your own"

- Doug Coupland

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This quote by Doug Coupland speaks to the concept that individuals are frequently more flexible of the defects and traits of other people's households than they are of their own. This is most likely due to the fact that when it concerns our own households, we are more familiar with their defects and drawbacks, therefore we are more likely to be crucial of them. We may likewise be most likely to be critical of our own families due to the fact that we are more mentally invested in them, therefore any flaws or mistakes are most likely to be felt more deeply. Ultimately, this quote speaks with the concept that we are typically more forgiving of the flaws of aside from we are of our own, and that our own households can typically be the most challenging to accept.

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Doug Coupland This quote is written / told by Doug Coupland somewhere between December 30, 1961 and today. He was a famous Author from Canada, the quote is categorized under the topic Family. The author also have 104 other quotes.

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