The family is changing, not disappearing. We have to broaden our understanding of it, look for the new metaphors.

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Human beings do not eat nutrients, they eat food.

Human beings do not eat nutrients, they eat food.

No matter how happily a woman may be married, it always pleases her to discover...

No matter how happily a woman may be married, it always pleases her to discover...

There are few things as toxic as a bad metaphor. You can't think without metaphors.

There are few things as toxic as a bad metaphor. You can't think without metaphors.

Goals too clearly defined can become blinkers.

Goals too clearly defined can become blinkers.

Fear is not a good teacher. The lessons of fear are quickly forgotten.

Fear is not a good teacher. The lessons of fear are quickly forgotten.

Of any stopping place in life, it is good to ask whether it will be...

Of any stopping place in life, it is good to ask whether it will be...

Sharing is sometimes more demanding than giving.

Sharing is sometimes more demanding than giving.

Fluidity and discontinuity are central to the reality in which we live.

Fluidity and discontinuity are central to the reality in which we live.

The capacity to combine commitment with skepticism is essential to democracy.

The capacity to combine commitment with skepticism is essential to democracy.