"You'rerememberingit as worsethan it reallywas.""You knowhe/shelovesyou.""Keep quietand just stayout ofhis/her way.""He/shedidn'tmean it.""Be thebiggerperson.""I was justdefendingmyself.""Stop blamingyour parentsfor all yourproblems.""God,everythingmesses upkids! Youcan't win!""You werea difficultchild,""Well, thatwasn'tabusive. Itwas justtough love.""You justpissedhim/her offso much.""Stopliving inthe past.Let it go.""Can you justcall him/herand let themknow you'reokay?""Childrenshouldn'tcut off theirparents.""Familyisforever.""Why do youtell everyonebad thingsabout us?""Imaginehow theymustfeel.""Must belonely to needeveryone tothink just likeyou.""How was Isupposed toknow whatyou'd be likein 30 years?""Try to seethings fromhis/her pointof view.""Your[sibling] isfine. What'syourproblem?""If my kidsdid this tome, I don'tknow whatI'd do.""Yourtherapist willjust blame usforeverything.""He/shedid theirbest.""You'rerememberingit as worsethan it reallywas.""You knowhe/shelovesyou.""Keep quietand just stayout ofhis/her way.""He/shedidn'tmean it.""Be thebiggerperson.""I was justdefendingmyself.""Stop blamingyour parentsfor all yourproblems.""God,everythingmesses upkids! Youcan't win!""You werea difficultchild,""Well, thatwasn'tabusive. Itwas justtough love.""You justpissedhim/her offso much.""Stopliving inthe past.Let it go.""Can you justcall him/herand let themknow you'reokay?""Childrenshouldn'tcut off theirparents.""Familyisforever.""Why do youtell everyonebad thingsabout us?""Imaginehow theymustfeel.""Must belonely to needeveryone tothink just likeyou.""How was Isupposed toknow whatyou'd be likein 30 years?""Try to seethings fromhis/her pointof view.""Your[sibling] isfine. What'syourproblem?""If my kidsdid this tome, I don'tknow whatI'd do.""Yourtherapist willjust blame usforeverything.""He/shedid theirbest."

Enabling Family Member Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. "You're remembering it as worse than it really was."
  2. "You know he/she loves you."
  3. "Keep quiet and just stay out of his/her way."
  4. "He/she didn't mean it."
  5. "Be the bigger person."
  6. "I was just defending myself."
  7. "Stop blaming your parents for all your problems."
  8. "God, everything messes up kids! You can't win!"
  9. "You were a difficult child,"
  10. "Well, that wasn't abusive. It was just tough love."
  11. "You just pissed him/her off so much."
  12. "Stop living in the past. Let it go."
  13. "Can you just call him/her and let them know you're okay?"
  14. "Children shouldn't cut off their parents."
  15. "Family is forever."
  16. "Why do you tell everyone bad things about us?"
  17. "Imagine how they must feel."
  18. "Must be lonely to need everyone to think just like you."
  19. "How was I supposed to know what you'd be like in 30 years?"
  20. "Try to see things from his/her point of view."
  21. "Your [sibling] is fine. What's your problem?"
  22. "If my kids did this to me, I don't know what I'd do."
  23. "Your therapist will just blame us for everything."
  24. "He/she did their best."