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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I think your post is going to get a lot of negative comments. In my opinion it’s great of you to be aware that your ‘business as usual’ family interactions could be a bit alienating to someone and to try to make that person feel feel welcome. I think the best you can do is offer sincere smiles and hugs, remember things about him to ask about in future gatherings, and look for commonalities you can steer the conversation too if your family is talking too long about yatchs or whatever. Music, movies, cooking, sports, work out routines, grandparents, nieces/nephews, funny things pets do, etc can all be pretty class neutral conversations. What works will depend a lot on the individual - I can’t hold a conversation about movies but can talk about annoying toddler shows or funny pet stories at length. I’ve found myself talking a ton about fishing with people I otherwise have little in common with as it’s something I’ve been learning about from my son and lots of people of diverse backgrounds have fish stories to share and can give advice. Obviously only works for some people though. And you need to be sincere about it and not try to hard or you’ll come across as condescending.[/quote]

This is nice [/quote]

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