What is passed down besides DNA? (Trauma, debt, expectations).

Events (tragedies, triumphs, or secrets) that happened years before the story starts but still dictate current behavior.

An estranged member comes back for a funeral or wedding, forcing everyone to confront a decades-old lie.

Sometimes characters don't forgive; they just learn to live with the person's flaws.

The one who fixes everything. Conflict: They burn out or realize they are actually enabling toxic behavior.