Relatively Crazy! Dreaded Family Holidays

Any tips for dealing with dysfunctional relatives during this holiday season? Battling in-laws, sibling spite, opinionated uncles - what works for you? Let me know how you handle it.

Alcohol. Lots of alcohol :)

Buuut if that's not an option, I just try not to get sucked into the drama. Even if they're really getting under my skin, I'd rather bite my tongue and avoid a huge confrontation. I don't usually have to deal with it for more than a few days though, so it's not too bad.

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Originally Posted by GoFride

Any tips for dealing with dysfunctional relatives during this holiday season? Battling in-laws, sibling spite, opinionated uncles - what works for you? Let me know how you handle it.

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You have "reasons" to not be around them ;) . Like you keep a tab on your laptop set to a research paper that you are "reviewing", when in reality your main tab s full of funny picture searches on Google. :gj:

I just don't go to thanksgiving. I work all the holidays i can and love it. Get paid double time, still get fed, and don't have to deal with family. Win win win :D

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Originally Posted by MootWorm

Alcohol. Lots of alcohol :)

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LOL my sister-in-law asked me to bring wine. :D

Fortunately the only whackadoodle I will have to deal with is my mother-in-law, who is easily distracted by my daughter as that's her only grandchild. And if M-I-L starts messing with my daughter, my daughter simply tells her all about our ball pythons breeding (M-I-L hates snakes).