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Ask Dr. Helen: Home For The Holidays From Hell

November 19, 2007 - 1:13 am - by Helen Smith
An Average American
2007-11-20 17:15:49

My wife’s family tend toward the “new” liberal, my wife and I tend toward “new” conservative (classical liberal). My brothers-in-law, cousins-in-law, and mother-in-law, see every holiday as an opportunity to attempt to bash us on our political preferences.

We have resisted the urge to “rise to the bait” and argue poitics at all holiday feasts (coincidentally hosted by us capitalists). By declining all attempts at political conversation with my in (out) laws we have managed to avoid most of the conflict. It should be noted that the avoidance of conflict is managed by the non-netroots!