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15 Easy Ways to Ruin a Perfectly Good Holiday Celebration

December 20, 2012 — Leave a comment

With another holiday celebration just around the corner, we could probably all use a little humor to lighten our spirits. So instead of focusing on how to do things right, I thought it might be fun to think of creative ways to totally ruin our holiday gathering.

How to Ruin a Holiday Gathering

I’d love to have you add to the list! I’m sure you can think of lots more ways to make everything a complete disaster!

15 Easy Ways to Ruin Your Holiday Gathering

So here are some of the best ways to ruin things that I could think of. What are some of the best (or worst) ones that you’ve experienced?

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How to Enjoy Your Dysfunctional Family Holidays

November 27, 2012 — Leave a comment

With the holidays just around the corner, some of you who grew up in dysfunctional families may already be dreading the family holiday gatherings.

Thanksgiving Dinner

You may be bored with Great Aunt Martha who loves to talk about her latest illnesses or frustrated with Uncle Bob, who’s always drunk before he ever arrives. Dysfunctional family dynamics can be very difficult and challenging.

Demands and Expectations

Holidays are a time when families tend to have a lot of demands and expectations. Rather than asking you how you would like to participate, sometimes families simply expect or demand that you do things the way they want you to do them.

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