Mother-Daughter Duo Break Homes, Then Hearts, On HGTV’s ‘Good Bones’

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•Mina Starsiak Hawk and Karen E. Laine starred together on HGTV’s 'Good Bones' from 2016, renovating Indianapolis homes.
•The mother-daughter duo revealed their relationship was strained in August 2023, affecting family events like Jack’s 5th birthday party.
•After ending the show in 2023 due to stress and complicated family dynamics, Hawk described their bond as 'amicable' in a 2026 interview.

Mina Starsiak Hawk and Karen E. Laine, stars of HGTV’s 2016 hit 'Good Bones,' spent years charming viewers by renovating Indianapolis homes with Two Chicks and a Hammer, while actually hammering away at their mother-daughter relationship. Despite Laine stepping back from the business in 2019, the familial renovations continued until tensions openly cracked in August 2023, when Hawk revealed she didn’t invite her mom or two brothers to her son Jack’s 5th birthday party—because, honestly, who wants a guest list that doubles as an episode of a reality drama? The family juggle includes five siblings, blended half-siblings, vacations where everyone 'coexisted' without really engaging, and an industry-stress-induced wrap-up in 2023 after eight seasons. Now, in 2026, their relationship is merely 'amicable,' which, in family code, translates to 'they still don’t like each other but can sit in the same room without launching shovels.'

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Who knew house flipping came with emotional demolition? Mina’s family gatherings sound less like parties and more like a diplomatic summit with a higher fail rate.

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