According to media, the other family members do not seem to figure in one's life, except on the designated days - mother's, father's, children's and the likes.
Nuclear family members who, on a day-to-day basis, focus on themselves to the exclusion of the rest of their family cannot live happily, but only barely survive in today's world, with a lot of stress related disorders - just 3 or 4 individuals of very different proclivities struggling their best to cope with each other and grow. Annual reunions and festival dinners don't count.
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