To lament + reconcile

The Catholic Church's history with Indigenous People

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Parenthood is one of my favorite TV shows. If you haven’t spent hours and hours binge-watching the Bravermans, you’re in for a treat, because I could seriously watch that big, goofy, outrageous family live life in Berkley every single day. I tried to get Krzys to watch it one year, and he couldn’t really get hooked, but early on, there was an episode that made us laugh. I can’t go back and find the exact quote, but in-law Joel mentions something offhanded that annoyed him about wife Julia’s family, and she gets a bit…well, touchy. He then snaps back, “Sorry, I forgot, only Bravermans can insult Bravermans.”