The bottom line: Homes can't force family togetherness, no matter how picturesque the setting.

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My husband still has a Mom to pick up at the airport and escort to the events of family togetherness.

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The result is a garish, loud parody of a garish, loud world, as well as a treacly fable of family togetherness that drags on like a never-ending pit stop.

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