Spend time with family. Not necessarily yours. Someone else's. They'll probably be more polite to you.
It doesn't matter how revolting grandma's casserole looks, eat some and say it's the best thing you've ever tasted, even if it's not. That's your grandma, damn it. She lived through the 80s.
Don't worry about saying something dumb or looking like an idiot at the family gathering. No one is actually paying attention to you. If they are, it's only because they want you to pass the gravy.
You are under no obligation to engage with your racist relative, but if you can muster up the courage, challenge their beliefs. They need to hear it. Relatedly, if you're the racist relative, there's someone at the party you need to listen to.
Appreciate the love you receive. Appreciate the love you can give. Love is the only gift that matters. Well, that and the new PlayStation I asked for.
In all seriousness, spread love, my special ones. The world needs it, and so do we.
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The Sh#% Your Parents Should Tell You
Non-FictionYour parents probably tell you a lot of things like study hard, get a good job, be a decent human being, take out the goddamn garbage for christ's sake. But what they won't tell you are the ugly (and slightly less ugly) truths about life that, if...
