14+ ‘family dynamics’ Writing Prompts
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Family Portraits of the Past
Consider and write about a cherished family photo that holds significant memories.
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Family Secrets
Explore a secret or unknown aspect of your family history and how discovering it affected you.
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Guardian of Household Secrets
Write about a family who suddenly discover that their elderly grandmother has been guardian of an age-old secret.
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Midnight Sun Gathering
Imagine your family come together on the longest night of the year, a tradition they’ve kept for generations.
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Sunday Suppers
Narrate a typical Sunday supper with your family, taking note of the atmosphere, conversations, and shared bonds.
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Sacrificial Services
Explore an incident in your family in which one member made a huge sacrifice for the family’s benefit and the consequences that followed.
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Defining Moments
Record a defining or transformational moment in your family’s history and how it affected the family dynamic.
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Role Reversal
Imagine a day where you switch roles in your family – parents becoming children, children becoming parents – and write about how you think that day would unfold.
