1. I noticed that most of the language that people shared exculisvly with thier families usually had something to do with an inside joke, or a fond memory that the family had in common. Saying particular things would make people laugh or remind them of what triggered them to start saying those things in the first place. Another pattern was language arising from a family's heritage. Certain greetings or responses often tied back to where the family cam from, like Italy or Poland.
2. I feel that these patterns show that people really do have strong connections with their familes. Nothing that I read was negative or sad. All of it was funny or simply related to where the family was from or where they were currently living. We spend a lot of time with our families, so it is to be expected that we develope our own language with them.
3. Being an "insider" means that the language doesn't need to be explained to you when it is used. We are all insiders in our families, so therefore, the language doesn't need to be explained. We get it because we were there.
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