Skipping Thanksgiving? These Pop Culture Families Embody the Toxic Traits of Your Own Loved Ones

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For a lot of us who have insular, terrible families, the prospect of skipping Thanksgiving to avoid the coronavirus is not a problem. In fact, a lot of us have been skipping Thanksgiving for years.

Whether you have one toxic parent or an entire family you would classify as “problematic,” you can still get that steady dose of toxicity by spending your weekend getting to know these pop culture families.

You will be investigating thieves, bullies . . . the most detestable collection of people that you will ever meet. My family.

— Henrik Vanger, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

The Family Where Everybody Secretly Hates Each Other

Are you secretly happy not to return to a family dinner table where everybody hates each other or is secretly jealousy of each other? Avoiding both squabbles and deep-seated resentment sounds pretty good.

Of course, if you think you’ll miss your family this year, check out these replacements for serious contempt:

• The Scream franchise (movie)