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fromBuzzFeed
5 hours ago

16 Toxic Relatives Who Straight-Up Ruined The Holidays With Their Grinch Behavior

Family members often engage in selfish, manipulative, and cruel behaviors that ruin holidays, including exclusion, theft, public drunkenness, and placing caregiving burdens on children.
fromPortland Mercury
20 hours ago

SAVAGE LOVE: Christmas Wrapping

When she asked us where we were going, I panicked, and I told her we were invited to go skiing with friends at their chalet. (We do not know anyone with a chalet.) My dad called to tell me my mother was more upset than she let on and asked if we could "visit that damn chalet" some other time.
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fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

How to Deal With Pushback Against Your Boundaries During the Holidays

Maintain boundaries with family by acknowledging their needs, offering alternatives, resisting pressure to cave, and distinguishing flexibility from compromising core needs.
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fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

One Easy Way to Handle Challenging Holiday Conversations

Disengage from contentious relatives at holiday events by calmly deflecting inflammatory statements to avoid arguments and preserve the celebratory mood.
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