How do you get through family events that you dread?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I take mental notes of the ridiculous comments and occurrences and save it for a hilarious story to tell someone (mom, husband, friends) later. It helps to get through it knowing you can share it later and laugh

Agree with this--we had an unofficial "most dsyfunctional holidays" contest in our office. Sadly, I won one year.

The next year my coworker's brother-in-law received a gun as a present from the in laws and tried to shoot them after getting liquored up, and that pretty much beat out everyone. Moral of the story: just try to get through it, save the funny stories and, if there are firearms, don't bring the flask.

You win. And please share your story that got dethroned by the almost-murder.

Yes, please do!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You behave like an adult just like you hopefully would in any other setting. Why must people revert to behaving like children simply because they are in a family situation--theirs or the in-laws.?

I have a feeling some of your family members are sneaking flasks into your house this year too...

+1

My BILs have been sneaking flasks in for years and only recently informed me of how they survive the annual vacation and the annual holidays!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You behave like an adult just like you hopefully would in any other setting. Why must people revert to behaving like children simply because they are in a family situation--theirs or the in-laws.?

I have a feeling some of your family members are sneaking flasks into your house this year too...

+1

My BILs have been sneaking flasks in for years and only recently informed me of how they survive the annual vacation and the annual holidays!

Totally disrespectful and self-centered. Grow up already---and look into treatment for your addictions.

[Anonymous]

I try to predict what inappropriate reaction my MIL will have/what she will potentially say to upset me (she just doesn't quite realize how things come across or why they might be offensive), so that when she DOES say/do those things, I've already gotten over my initial bad reaction and can internally laugh about my accurate predictions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You behave like an adult just like you hopefully would in any other setting. Why must people revert to behaving like children simply because they are in a family situation--theirs or the in-laws.?

I have a feeling some of your family members are sneaking flasks into your house this year too...

+1

My BILs have been sneaking flasks in for years and only recently informed me of how they survive the annual vacation and the annual holidays!

I would be so mad at them for not telling me for years. And I'd gift them all flasks this holiday.