My family has actually been pretty good about this. Mom and Dad make sure the conversation around the table sticks to “So, what’s been goin on with you?”, and the related tale-telling. We run the gamut of political views, but there’s an unspoken agreement the bonds of family are more important than political arguments. This doesn’t mean that political discussion is strictly avoided, simply that it never gets too involved, because no one in our family wants to be the a**hole who ruined Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Easter.
Hearing some stories, I know just how blessed I am to be surrounded by such good people, whatever their views.





