The “low-effort” family is usually born from a family system where everyone subconsciously agreed to the unequal distribution of effort a long time ago. Have you ever checked the family group text, days after you shared something important/impressive/timely/hilarious/heartfelt, only to realize everyone’s response was… crickets? If this is a constant in your communications, you may be dealing with a “ low-effort family ” — a type of often-invisible family dysfunction. Low-effort families can fly