Parents' Guide to The Family Law

Parents need to know that The Family Law is based on the bestselling autobiography of the same name by Benjamin Law, who also created and wrote the show. While the show is about the trials and tribulations of a large family, it's not a family sitcom suitable for younger viewers. It deals with issues such as marital conflict and teenage hormones. Though there is not much cursing, there is crude language, most often from Mommy's character, in reference to bodily functions. For example, she says, "No ring, no ding ding," while making a sexual gesture to dissuade her teenage daughter from having sex. When one of the younger daughters mentions that another daughter is itching, Mommy replies, "Cheek or hole?" The show also jokes about racial stereotypes. In one episode, Mommy tells Ben that he plays clarinet "like the Black man," and in another scene, she comments, "The Japanese raped our women during the war ... but they do make lovely stationery." Overall, The Family Law shows a typical family living a normal life with all of its dysfunction front and center.