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By: Dwight Bain, LMHC, NCC It’s about Dinner - not a Debate - 10 topics that ruin Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is the busiest travel time of the year with people racing through airports to be with their relatives and celebrate together with the people they love most. What happens when the holiday is ruined by horrible conflict? Well, the relationship is destroyed, that’s what happens. You may have seen that Halloween has replaced Thanksgiving as the second most popular holiday, in part because of broken family relationships. Perhaps the popularity of “Friends-Giving” is a reaction to moving away from the tension of sharing a meal with relatives who view family being together as a platform for debate, instead of just a dinner. To prevent another ruined relationship, decide now the topics NOT to bring up with your dysfunctional relatives this Thanksgiving. Do not mention any of the following... 1.     Politics - Republicans/Democrats or opinions on impeach

By: Brian Murray LMHC, NCC  You’re sitting at the table and ready to have that amazing Thanksgiving dinner. Grace has been said and everyone is about to dig in. That’s when it hits. That one family member who suddenly blurts out a comment about prayer and Thanksgiving as a misperception based on erroneous theology. Suddenly everyone gets quiet like they just had the breath sucked out of them. Holidays are supposed to be a time of gathering, gratefulness and joy of being with family. It’s a time to be festive and have fun. However, every now and then, there is that one family member who, for whatever reason, grates on your last nerve. They may have a host of reasons for their behavior. They may have a toxic personality, other mental health issues or been hurt by religion The truth is, we simply don’t necessarily know what is responsible for their actions. In a situation like this, one of the most difficult things to do is find a way to manage ourselves instead of trying