. It uses entertainment to explore how family ties can bridge the gap between two wildly different ways of existing in the world.
Without Sterling, we would never know that the potato salad has been sitting out too long. Without Sterling, no one would return the wrong size gift to the store. Without Sterling, we would all remain trapped in an endless loop of “fine” and “bless your heart” and “I’ll pray on it.” My Only Bitchy Cousin Is a Yankee-Type Guy- The...
| | Yankee Cousin Liam | | --- | --- | | "I’m fine!" (I am not fine.) | "I’m annoyed, and here’s why." | | Let resentment fester for decades. | Address it, argue, move on in 20 minutes. | | Politeness over honesty. | Honesty over politeness. | | "Let’s pray about it." | "Let’s budget for a therapist." | Without Sterling, no one would return the wrong
If you have a cousin like Sterling—a Yankee-type, a critic, a man who sneers at your casserole—don’t fight it. Hand him a drink. Let him complain. Because beneath the sarcasm is someone who cares enough to show up, wise enough to see the cracks in the facade, and brave enough to point them out. | | Politeness over honesty
