Difficult Family Holidays

Many people feel reluctance, even dread, at the thought of spending Thanksgiving (or Christmas or any event you can think of) with their families or in-laws. They hate the unpleasant conversations and vicious arguments that always break out. They just want to avoid that one relative (or maybe more than one) who always causes trouble.

Has this been a problem at your family's gatherings? Do you find that you get caught up in arguments with unreasonable people who won't listen to common sense? Have you had to defend yourself against hypersensitive people who seem to overreact to every little thing? Are there times when it seems that everyone turns against you? Worse yet, has anyone ever accused you of being the troublemaker?