Hardship is defined as a difficult circumstance that a person or family cannot handle without outside help.

How families handle delicate issues depends both on the particular circumstances and the personalities involved.

He has no interest in money; his family handles that.

New details also emerged yesterday on how the girl's family handled her accusations.

His wife and other family members efficiently handle the front of the house.

In the old days, neighboring families would have handled these problems themselves.

"I just think the way his mother died and how his family handled all these problems has him confused about a lot of things."

"The question is how families handle the stress," she said.

To a large extent, individual families and clans handled their own internal affairs.

The family can handle her, but quite frankly I think she'd bite any st ranger who came too near.