Buffy Season 5: Family Responsibility (early access)

The moral case for connecting to your family and taking on the responsibility that comes from it.

We all need our family sometimes.

There's an incredible power in the bonds of family that does a lot of good, but also a lot of bad that can come out of it if you're not careful. More than anything though, it's important to have someone to rely on when you need them. People who can help you in your darkest moments. The problem though is this takes a lot of work. You have to be able to count on them and in return, they have to be able to count on you. They have to know that when they turn to you, that you will be there. That you will have their back in their own darkest moments. For that to happen, you have to actually show up and be a part of the family.

Previously in this space, we looked at the importance of accepting responsibility for the effect you have on the world around you, as well as living with the consequences of those responsibilities put on you and the actions you take because of it. More recently we've looked at what it takes to choose a future and how you need people who will stand up for you, and finally what happens when you're no longer supported by those people and the structures they provide. However, there's an important aspect of this whole process that we haven't examined more deeply. Namely, where you learn these ideas of responsibility and find that power within you.