How do you handle family members who don't get along during the holidays?
By sender621
@sender621 (14894)
United States
September 30, 2010 11:08am CST
Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays will soon be upon us. Some of us are already making preparations and plans for how we will spend these holidays. the holidays are a good time for family and friends to spend quality time together. How do you handle it when some members of your family are not getting along with each other do you still invite them all to your family holiday gatherings?
5 responses
@rumor19 (5)
• United States
30 Sep 10
I invite everyone, if there are problems between someone then i tell them simply Everyone is invited if you don't want to come you don't have to but if you do then you MUST be on your best behavior, make an effort. If anyone starts causing trouble then deal with it appropriately. Personally I pull said person aside and remind them of my conditions if that doesn't work then i just ask them to leave if they can't control themselves.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
30 Sep 10
It's important for all family members to feel welcome at family gatherings. they should also have enough respect for you and each other to put aside differences and make an effort to get along. thank you for your response rumor19. it is appreciated.
@renanfreitas (68)
• Brazil
30 Sep 10
I think you should invite... try get the best holliday ever, even they not getting along with each other, maybe until next year they would like get invited again
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
30 Sep 10
Thanks for your response. All we can do is try with family members. the rest is up to them.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
30 Sep 10
hi sender easy just remind all that we are family and we will not be having silly fights at holiday time. Whoever starts up something, take
'that person aside. You will behave yourself at my home or you will leave the table and the room, is that understood? and do not for goodness sake
seat those who squablle with each other side by side.Be firm and the first sign of trouble get the troublemakers to take it outdoors or
preferably take it to thier homes. just do not tolerate any type
of fighting.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
30 Sep 10
Thank you for responding hatley. you have some very good views about how to handle difficult family members. you make some very good points and offer some good advice.
@IoanaBI (494)
• Romania
30 Sep 10
Hello Sender! i love christmas and holydays becaus ethey have the perfect timescedguale for my family time: enough to spend some quality time together and have gret memorier for later, but not enought time to get bored and start going on our nerves :)
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
30 Sep 10
Thanks for your response. Quality family time is important. these are memories we can't get back again.