happy families
Quartet collection game
Happy families is a British card game where players collect sets of four family members by asking opponents for specific cards.
The phrase also describes—often ironically—the ideal of domestic harmony: They're not exactly playing happy families since the divorce.
The ironic use suggests a performance of contentment that masks dysfunction.
- old maidUnmarried woman, advanced years
- go fishDismissive redirection phrase
- matrimonyLegal union of spouses
- marriageFormal union between partners
- spoonsShallow bowl utensils
love · home · communication · domesticity · siblinghood · trust · quartet · meals · cooperation · rituals · bonding · quality time · traditions · routines · playing cards · teamwork · parenting · unity
happy familiespoker
Hearth implement for coals
blackjack · strip poker · casino games · baccarat · bridge
happy familiesbroken homes
Families disrupted by separation
family dysfunction · domestic strife · family feuds · family breakdown · domestic violence
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