Brianna Beach takes the lead role, often characterized by a confident and experienced demeanor.

On the left side of the sofa sat Leo, sixteen, wearing noise-canceling headphones like a suit of armor. He was a "yours"—belonging to David. On the right was Maya, fourteen, vibrating with the need to be anywhere else. She was a "mine"—belonging to Sarah. In the middle, sticky-fingered and oblivious, was four-year-old Toby. He was the "ours," the living bridge between two formerly separate continents.

: Productions like Modern Family normalize diverse structures, presenting multi-ethnic, gay, and remarried units as unremarkable parts of the social fabric.