{"id":5419,"date":"2025-01-06T11:45:36","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T11:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.steflenk.com\/wordpress\/?p=5419"},"modified":"2025-01-14T15:19:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T15:19:36","slug":"taboo-symposium-17-on-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.steflenk.com\/wordpress\/taboo-symposium-17-on-family\/","title":{"rendered":"taboo symposium 17 | on family"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5419\" class=\"elementor elementor-5419\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f388622 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f388622\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f1821e\" data-id=\"1f1821e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e85829 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e85829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">the agenda<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54bed6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54bed6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Right on the heels of Christmas, we\u2019re going to hit the topic of family.\u00a0 Regardless of whether such circumstances apply to our own personal situations, the term \u2018family\u2019 tends to default to stereotypical images of a heterosexual couple with children, possibly a dog and a white-picket fence. Thankfully, this has grown in recent years to include same-gendered couples, but still it is unusual to speak of deep friendships, of partnerships without children, of support-circles of people in like-minded circumstances as families.*<\/p><p>For most of us, our first and formative experiences of living with others in the world is that of our parents and (when applicable) siblings. The family provides our first life lessons on \u2018group\u2019 life, that is, life amongst (or not, as the case may be) other people, and influences much of our relationships to others for the duration of our lives. What we have experienced with these individuals represents care or not-care in its manifold ways, comprises our fundamental understanding of how to relate to others, how to take care of ones self in relation to others, and how to (allow oneself) to be taken care of.<\/p><p>Some of the directions our conversation might take:<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How should family be defined?<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How do our own personal circumstances deviate from this definition, and are these deviations good or bad?<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How do family dynamics shift and change as we age, move away, start our own families?<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How and to what degree are we responsible for family members in our adult lives? (aka. spouses are only considered family until such relationships fall apart; for some reason the term \u2018divorce\u2019 is not acceptable or applicable when referring to deteriorating or unhealthy relationships between parents or children)<\/p><div>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Closely related to family are of course matters of love and relationships, much of which we develop under the influence of formative attachment patterns developed in childhood. Can these be revised\/relearned based on adult-experiences, and if so, how does this change our dynamic with existing family members?<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>RSVP here to attend (limited seating)<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af06ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1af06ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>*(As always, these blurbs come from my W.E.I.R.D (western, educated, industrialised, rich, democratic) little mind. Much as I might like to, I cannot speak with any knowledge about cultures and circumstances I have not myself lived, and so am ever grateful for any who want to step up and question\/contribute\/modify these statements)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the agenda Right on the heels of Christmas, we\u2019re going to hit the topic of family.\u00a0 Regardless of whether such circumstances apply to our own personal situations, the term \u2018family\u2019 tends to default to stereotypical images of a heterosexual couple with children, possibly a dog and a white-picket fence. 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