Eugenia's family consists of herself, her ex-husband, their two children, and her sister and new brother-in-law. Her sister lives just down the street and has taken on some parental responsibilities when Eugenia's ex-husband cannot take the kids. According to the text, whose definition would best reflect Eugenia's definition of "family"?

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The Vanier Institute of the Family is a Canadian organization that defines family as “any combination of two or more persons who are bound together over time by ties of mutual consent, birth, and/or adoption or placement and who, together, assume responsibilities for variant combinations of some of the following: physical maintenance and care of group members; addition of new members through procreation or adoption; socialization of children; social control of members; production, consumption, and distribution of goods and services; and affective nurturance—love.” This definition encompasses Eugenia's family, as it includes both biological and chosen family members who share responsibilities for caring for and supporting one another.

Eugenia's Family Consists of Herself, Her Ex-Husband, Their Two Children