The Blurred Lines of Family Loyalty The recent advice columns on Slate's Care and Feeding have shed light on a delicate yet disturbing trend in modern family dynamics.
Two separate letters reveal a common thread: the tension between loyalty to one's own kin and respect for one's partner's upbringing.
In "The Nose Knows," a 50 year old man shares his frustration with his wife for blabbing about his harmless observation regarding her sister's peculiar nose rubbing habit.