I've just got round to reading this Amanda, and it is an exceptionally good analysis.

Full confession, I've never watched 'Hocus Pocus'.

After reading this, it's highly unlikely I ever will.

As someone who comes from a family of origin where this set up was mirrored, but with a gender flip, I always truly appreciate the Family Systems work and descriptions Bradshaw came up with. It fit us perfectly anyway.

And as the mother of a son (and responsible parentified big sister to a brother), I've also always been distressed by those expectations of toxic masculinity.

Well done. Another stellar essay as far as I'm concerned - Sadie