Family Ritual Pillows

'I'm so glad this bedtime story comes in audio.'

"Hue More Church Candlelight mass 7:00pm - 8:00pm"

"Oh, we're not religious. We only go on the solstices and equinoxes."

"O young, naive one...you must know the golden rule of the kitchen. To avoid the mother of all disrespects...never criticize the cooking of a family elder."

"Gracie, today I'm teaching you a Bermudez family tradition...passed down from generation to generation! Vamonos! Out! Now!"

"Take the off this minute, young lady."

"Dad, can we have a bedtime narrative?"

How to spot the infrequent Mass attendees.

"When I was young, we personally prepared all the food for each and every meal!"

'He spoke his first words today Serge - 'ello. . . ello. . . ello'!'

"I couldn't have made my family recipe raisin date nut cake with it's secret ingredient without Jimmy's help."

'Let's open presents Christmas Eve AND morning. That way Christmas lasts for TWO days.'

"Can you tell me the story again about how you swiped right on Dad?"

"What are we doing for Cinco de Mayo this year?"

Nothing like that first cup of coffee, eh, Frank?

'My father carried this sign before me, as did his father before him.'

Tyler missed the old days before his parents used behavioral tracking software.

"I love spending time together as a family. It brings us together. It makes us stronger. It helps us understand each other."

"We were sad last year when we couldn't have the whole family over for the holidays, right?"

"If I ask you something, will you promise not to get mad?"

'Are you on any medication other than your Grandma's chicken soup?'

Lore and legend of the Pennypackers

"It was our grandmother's wedding dress—we had her exhumed so you could wear it."

Confirmation of Westminster School Boys at the Abbey

'Shhhhh...He's preparing for the holiday season.'

'I wrapped it myself !'

Uses of a Dead Cat in History: Ganges

"When I moved here after your mother passed... The first thing I did was make this altar...so I could pray for her. But your father said, 'Just no photos.'"

'Let's see what Santa has in his sack for a little boy or girl...'

Do you kneel to pray in church? No, we stand up for our rites.

The family tradition lives on: I won the Long Jump and the Triple Jump events...

"I can tell you that's not the version of Uncle Sam that I grew up with."

"Tell me again why we couldn't get an Easter bunny."

'I just joined the Freemasons and I'm afraid you're our next sacrifice..'

Nadal's bottles