The line about playing nice and possibly planting a seed of doubt about their beliefs has stuck in my head - so hopefully I’ll get to try it out.
Next year please do a survival guide on relatives asking when you’re going to have children - there needs to be a better response than visible disgust.
Have a nice Christmas David! I can’t add pictures but imagine I’ve inserted a festive “Henry Rollins building a gingerbread house” here - a true classic.
Racist, sexist, homo/transphobic relative, believes some conspiracy theories. Mainly because of fears I think, but still sucks. I just do not engage. Can't unravel that for them, so even if they bring it up, I just get out by saying we will never agree and immediately change the subject. Kept the peace for some time now as they know they cannot goad me into a debate.
Meri Kirihimete to you and yours David, I truly wish you a safe and joyful one that does not require too much enacting of Dr Paul's strategies in order to be enjoyable. For me, the Xmas Madness descends - I am the original grinch (I loathe and detest the entire thing!) - and things containing gin (or expresso martinis) are about the only medicine that makes it tolerable. I am hanging out for the 1 January, when it is all over! Stay safe y'all, keep smiling - see you on the other side.....
Some good tips there, thanks to you and Paul. Heres hoping we can change some opinions here and there! Whatever, may we all have a wonderful xmas with plenty of enjoyable relaxing gatherings and look forward to a wonderful New Year.
Thanks so much to you and Paul for making more sense of the year with your wonderful, wise and witty posts. I felt there was one bit missing from Paul’s advice on Christmas that I was looking for. Far from not listening to my siblings rant about BLM, Adern being a Satanist Stalinist who lost the election, Jews trafficking and eating children, etc because I am too busy constructing my own answer, I am sitting here terrified that they are going to take violent actions given any encouragement that now is the moment to destroy the deep state.
My expectations have lowered from “Can I change their minds?” to “Can I plant a seed?” to “Can we be civil?” to “Please don’t kill my Jewish partner”. I now need therapy to reduce my anxiety level that they really could get guns and head out there, especially the more they talk about how something big is coming next year and evil will be swept away by the forces of good in their “groups”. I am looking forward to the New year when I get to go home and live under the illusion that my family are not paranoid mass killers in the making.
Anyway you made all this much more bearable so thanks heaps!
The line about playing nice and possibly planting a seed of doubt about their beliefs has stuck in my head - so hopefully I’ll get to try it out.
Next year please do a survival guide on relatives asking when you’re going to have children - there needs to be a better response than visible disgust.
Have a nice Christmas David! I can’t add pictures but imagine I’ve inserted a festive “Henry Rollins building a gingerbread house” here - a true classic.
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Racist, sexist, homo/transphobic relative, believes some conspiracy theories. Mainly because of fears I think, but still sucks. I just do not engage. Can't unravel that for them, so even if they bring it up, I just get out by saying we will never agree and immediately change the subject. Kept the peace for some time now as they know they cannot goad me into a debate.
PS: And an awesome happy birthday to YOU sir! Enjoy! Good excuse to party. :-)
Meri Kirihimete to you and yours David, I truly wish you a safe and joyful one that does not require too much enacting of Dr Paul's strategies in order to be enjoyable. For me, the Xmas Madness descends - I am the original grinch (I loathe and detest the entire thing!) - and things containing gin (or expresso martinis) are about the only medicine that makes it tolerable. I am hanging out for the 1 January, when it is all over! Stay safe y'all, keep smiling - see you on the other side.....
Some good tips there, thanks to you and Paul. Heres hoping we can change some opinions here and there! Whatever, may we all have a wonderful xmas with plenty of enjoyable relaxing gatherings and look forward to a wonderful New Year.
Oh, 00:45 on Boxing Day was probably too late to read this.
Thanks so much to you and Paul for making more sense of the year with your wonderful, wise and witty posts. I felt there was one bit missing from Paul’s advice on Christmas that I was looking for. Far from not listening to my siblings rant about BLM, Adern being a Satanist Stalinist who lost the election, Jews trafficking and eating children, etc because I am too busy constructing my own answer, I am sitting here terrified that they are going to take violent actions given any encouragement that now is the moment to destroy the deep state.
My expectations have lowered from “Can I change their minds?” to “Can I plant a seed?” to “Can we be civil?” to “Please don’t kill my Jewish partner”. I now need therapy to reduce my anxiety level that they really could get guns and head out there, especially the more they talk about how something big is coming next year and evil will be swept away by the forces of good in their “groups”. I am looking forward to the New year when I get to go home and live under the illusion that my family are not paranoid mass killers in the making.
Anyway you made all this much more bearable so thanks heaps!
THIS IS FUCKING BRILLIANT ❤
Merry Christmas David & Birthday Wishes for the 25th. Thanks for Webworm.