what Philip Larkin said

Okay. Some people think they come from "interesting" (i.e., difficult, i.e., pain in the ass) families. I challenge you to read this Drink at Work entry (wherein Ces Marciuliano apparently expands his "Conversations with Dad" series to an older generation - you know, sorta like Star Trek did, only in reverse) and still maintain that your family's got anything - anything - on this one.