Family help: What is your survival guide for coping with a bad Thanksgiving get-together with family? - Help.com

Announce to everyone that you’re gay and fly into a righteous anger when they argue with you about it. Then you can leave.

Oh wow!! The jokes that come to mind on this one! Lets see….faking a heart attack is always a fun route to go. O.K…Im just kidding here. Seriously, I go the direct route. If mom, or sis decide to start dictating how much better my life should be. I go for the jugular! (verbally I mean) I start by pointing out imperfections in thier lifes. (You know the ones they are really imbarrased about) I dont take it too far though. I end it by saying, At least Im happy with the direction my life is going. Conversations like that open one of two doors. Either an appology from them, or the front door. If your not comfortable doing that, I suggest to enjoy the meal then fake diareah! Blame it on Aunt Sallys yams or something!

Actually, the best thing to do would be to claim you’re having diarrhea. It’s such an offensive idea that nobody would believe you’d lie about it, or expect you to sit at the table.

Or choose any illness that is contagious, the wackier the illness, the more likely they are to believe your not faking it. Then you can stand on the grounds “Well, I wanted to be there, but I didn’t want to chance infecting the rest of you!”

Make a date with a friend immediately after so you can gripe about your family get-togethers. It can also be an excuse to get the h*** out of there in a timely fashion. If you’re of age, this is a good time to try out that eggnog they have in the stores already. For more holiday woes and advice, check out animal’s posting:
http://help.com/post/18481/the-holida…

I like Anthrax’s suggestion! Half my family is Irish, the other Italian! It would make for an interesring evening, h*ll, I’d even stick around for a while!

ah, my extended family is conservative Christian — wouldn’t fly!

But I promise no one would ever forget it!! Being christian, they’ll have to forgive you! Just dont be around for the hangovers…and make sure no one drives!

The songs I heard were well-executed, but a little bland. After a minute or two none of your songs have \\\’left home\\\’; they sort of flat line. \\\’Overboard\\\’ has a pleasing motif, but, again, unadventurous. Highlights for me were: \\\’Overboard\\\’ between 1:37 and 1:52, and \\\’Somebody Sold Me\\\’ at 1:12, but the nah-nahs are downright offensive in \\\’For the Taking\\\’. All in all, promising, but amateurishly tame. That last will only change if you stick with your music. If you love music, that\\\’s what you should do. This is your life, and ultimately you have only your happiness to answer to. And if you don\\\’t pursue your own happiness, you are betraying your self, your truest and sometimes only friend.

Gad, wrong thread.

I have to say, my immediate family and I have been through some rough times in the past. Even though we often dispised each other, we still managed to get together during the holidays. Over time, we have mended our relationships and put the past behind us as difference of opinion. Now I really enjoy the time I get to spend with them. Holidays or not. I realize that everyones relationships with thier family is going to be different. I only offer my story as hope for others. The important part is learning to accept that they are different people. And getting them to understand that you are different from them. Regardless of which church my sister attends or who shes gonna vote for President, shes my sister, I love her! Its funny to me that a lot of people will be twice as forgiving to a friend than a family member.

Try to talk to people one on one - tends to lead to less drama.

And, remember to be empathetic (a tough one for me). Usually when they are being negative or picking on you it is their issue or their insecurity not yours. Take a deep breath and move on.

find something else to do while they are talking with each other, trust me i know.