November 22, 2006
Stress Management For The Holidays
Last year, on the day before Thanksgiving, I posted some advice for those folks who have to face a holiday feast among the politically diverse. What follows is a reprint of that post (with a post-election update):
The Elephant In The Room
November 23, 2005
Or "Being Surrounded By Donkeys On Thanksgiving".
Many of us who are Conservatives and/or Republicans and live in "Blue States" will be going to visit relatives tomorrow. And many of us will come into contact with relatives who are Liberals and/or Democrats openly hostile to President Bush, the war or the GOP in general.
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I'm fortunate this year to be going to my father's, where we all agree on politics. Most other years aren't too bad either, since one stepbrother and his wife are really the only ones who are staunch liberals...everyone else is either a conservative or somewhere in the middle.
Posted by: Pam at November 22, 2006 09:55 AM (E1H09)
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My "family" of 5 is 3-2 Republican-Democrat, so my brother and his girlfriend are always in the minority. Unfortunately (should I say that???), this year my (late) father's cousin, her husband and their daughter are coming to MY house for dinner, and they are S-T-A-U-N-C-H Dems. We will be outnumbered 5-3. Hopefully they will have taste and refrain from rubbing it in... Nah, I doubt it.
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
Posted by: Georgia Girl at November 22, 2006 10:32 AM (ZMwFa)
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I am VERY fortunate. My boss is a Republican (an Orthodox Jewish one), my sister is a Republican, my entire family on both sides are Republicans. Some are more conservative than others but the bottom line is that even though we are mostly in agreement, we don't really discuss it! I grew up in the "olden days" (born in 1942) when it was considered really bad manners to discuss sex, religion or politics at the dinner table! I think it was a great rule then and an even greater rule now!
Posted by: Gayle Miller at November 22, 2006 10:46 AM (fa58m)
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I think this covers it, via Instapundit:
http://throwingthings.blogspot.com/2006_11_19_throwingthings_archive.html#116420683293405772
Pre-Meal Thanksgiving Safety Demonstration
Welcome to this Thanksgiving meal, with non-stop service from passive aggression to outright yelling. This afternoon's meal will last approximately two hours and 14 minutes. At this time, please direct your attention to the head of the table for the pre-meal safety demonstration.
Emergency exits are located at the door into the kitchen and through the living room into the front hall. Please take a moment to locate the exit nearest you....
Posted by: Sandy P at November 22, 2006 11:53 AM (P7TI9)
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I should have read this before I sat down to the table and there was Liberal Democrat sitting across from me. I was shushed by my in-laws, which I hate, but I didn't engage.
Yes, for once I kept my yapper shut. :wink:
Posted by: GroovyVic at November 28, 2006 06:49 AM (+1Z1S)
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