Humor: Family conflict 13 Articles

by Aleister Pinkbelly

How To Fight (And Win) With Your Spouse Float like a butterfly... A good defense is at least as important as a good offense when fighting with your spouse. Be slippery. If your spouse corners you on an issue, do your b...read more

by Ron Tocknell

Turtles have figured out how to avoid family conflicts. Mr. Turtle meets Mrs. Turtle and, after a little flirting, throw caution to the wind (or probably tides) and indulge in around 45 seconds of frantic passion. Then Mr....read more

by Margaret Shauers

ENOUGH TO LAST THE WINTER "Plums are ripe along the sand hills," my husband announced casually at dinner. "Want to pick a few for jelly this evening?" Firmly, I refused to look at him. I know the cute, little boy l...read more

by Rob Green

Marine Biologist Previously I had lost opinion. The dinner party had descended into such a childish stupor that I had taken to examining the patterns on my napkin. It had all started well enough, P's and Q's and kisses ...read more

by Vinnie Sorce

Jack held the gun in his left hand. It was an old revolver that he'd purchased several years before. The metal gleamed in the dull light, and it smelled of fresh oil. He held it up to Hildie's head. "Are you ready to tell...read more

by Alan Anderson

Some families thrive on conflict. My family is one of those unfortunate families. One side of the family accuses the other side of the family of being illegitimate, while the other side prays to almighty God that their c...read more

by Stephen Graham

It's one of those days where your headache is perpetual and every e-mail you get from someone important, either makes your eyes tear up, or heightens the current throb of your headache. I'm plotting to summate my day in...read more

by Mike Wever

Tom saw lightning flash overhead and started counting immediately. He only got to two-Mississippi before the thunder rolled over him. "You're not even listening to me," Missy said. "Sure I am." Another fork of lig...read more

by Phil Hill

One of the key elements of humor is timing. So, my teenage son coming in at 2am, blasting out his music and waking me and his mother up can be viewed as funny. It's a laugh for him and his mates. But the timing, from my po...read more

by B. W. Follett

The last time I saw Mulcahey she was washing her hands in the big steel slop sink that Uncle Scidmoor Philobean installed in the barn. Mulcahey scrubbed the remnants of horse dung and hoof shavings from her hands....read more

by Sandra Seigle

There's really not a lot you can do when a man gets that "ooooh shiny" look in his eyes, short of beating him over the head with a heavy object until he either passes out cold or forgets all about it. Since there are stri...read more

by Innocent Chidziva

A man brought home some mushrooms from the bush. He wasnt sure if they were edible (eatable). Neither the wife nor children knew if the mushroom was eatable. So they decided to feed their dog first. Then they will have to ...read more

by Kelly Bock

Family conflicts are much different than other conflicts; you have to be careful about what you say to a friend when you're angry, because you might lose them. But you never have to watch your mouth around family members b...read more