No, that’s not blood on your good shirt, it’s just a cranberry sauce from a serving bowl that’s gone rogue. Thanksgiving is now perhaps more connected to dysfunctional family feuds and fatty foods than its original meaning. So how exactly can you bring back this old time tradition of peace and love with your family?
Instructions
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When family arrives, so does the drama. In order to be the peacemaker during this day, make sure that you’re up to speed with who has beef with whom. Individually greet each person involved with some small talk and gently guide them as far away as possible from their nemesis –they’ll thank you later.
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The reason you all have decided to gather around this year (voluntarily or forcibly), is to have a nice dinner. Make sure to acknowledge the host or hostess and the meal that they have provided for you –snubbing their hard work could lead to a very disgruntled host or hostess.
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Just because grandpa Joe is a veteran doesn’t mean he has to take off his prosthetic limbs and wave it around, telling people how he had lost them in the war. Nor does he have to go into detail on how he saved his troops from a bombshell, using the turkey and cranberry sauce as visual aids.
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This smorgasbord of fatty foods and carbs is all about your family. Arguments are bound to flare up, but try focusing on the positive rather than dwelling in the negative. For many people, we rarely see them, so cherish this day with them.
Tips & Warnings
-Prepare a list of conversation topics that will steer the family into a peaceful dinner. Instead of talking about how Mary Sue is getting divorced, again, try directing the conversation to how Cousin Louis just graduated with top honors!
-Bring a really hot date with you. He or she will for sure be the center of attention the entire evening, distracting dinner attendants from their current feuds.
No, that’s not blood on your good shirt, it’s just a cranberry sauce from a serving bowl that’s gone rogue. Thanksgiving is now perhaps more connected to dysfunctional family feuds and fatty foods than its original meaning. So how exactly can you bring back this old time tradition of peace and love with your family?
