Finding common ground at the dinner table.

[JohnnyRingo]

Arguing talking points with your red capped uncle just causes stress with your hosts and gives everyone indigestion. Instead it's perhaps better to agree with him that Trump has indeed done some good things in office.

It's best to point out that he did put the speaker's gavel back in Nancy Pelosi's hands, and for that we can all be thankful. MAGA!

[dawg day]

1. I just made a list on an index card of novels and movies I've enjoyed this year.

That's what I'm going to talk about to my Trumpy in-laws. "What are you reading? I'm in the middle of a complete re-read of the Brother Cadfael series. Have you read those? And did you notice that Nancy Pelosi is going to be Speaker of the House?"

Okay, okay, I'll try to stick to books.

[appleannie1943]

2. We have an unspoken rule that no one mentions politics at the table.

If someone starts in that direction, everyone else ignors what they said and starts talking about something else. After being totally ignorred a couple times, the person that does it gets the message.

[MineralMan]

4. In my family, if someone brings up politics, someone else will always say,

"Can we not talk about that today, please? Let's talk about family memories instead, OK?"

[appleannie1943]

6. According to my one granddaughter, no one talks at my house because everyone is too busy

stuffing their faces with homemade food that they don't normally get. The last time they were here I went out and bought pizza and hot wings and in the middle of yakking and laughing while we ate, she made that observation.

[Blue_true]

9. A question. You cannot answer if you chose.

What is the significance of 1943 in your user name? I seldom see people use years.

[appleannie1943]

13. year I was born.

It is something even I can remember.

[Blue_true]

16. Thanks. nt

[JohnnyRingo]

15. We didn't discuss it at the table either.

All the heated bickering, air quotes, and eye rolling was over by then.

The rule (as always) was no politics, but Uncle Cranky started complaining about welfare iPhones 10 minutes after he arrived. "hey, that's not politics!". Soon after that everyone got involved on different subjects.

A hot flame burns shorter so we were drained and ready to eat in peace when the turkey popper sprouted. It was a good day. Very few injuries this year too.

[MineralMan]

3. As much as I love discussing politics, it's not part of the conversation

at family gatherings in my extended family. Oddly enough, we find plenty to talk about anyhow.

There are times when putting aside political differences is a very, very good idea. Families generally have lots of things in common they can talk about. I'm always surprised when argument seems to be preferred by some.

Take a day off from politics today if you'll be with family. That's my advice. Change the subject.

[dalton99a]

5. .

[no_hypocrisy]

7. I just successfully bowed out of going to a Thanksgiving dinner table where

my sister's in-laws are Trump fanatics. My sister totally understands my change of heart and isn't mad at me. She wishes we could eat dinner together at a diner or something.

I'm eating meatloaf with no change of blood pressure.

[Turbineguy]

8. An excellent meal.

Who needs that kind of aggravation?

[Blue_true]

10. Meatloaf properly made is great.

Take the meatloaf, leave the politics.

[UniteFightBack]

12. I did the same thing. I said ya know sis, considering my BIL father died recently I'm going to just

bow out this year *out of consideration* because I don't want to upset anybody with one of my remarks.

My sister said she understood and as a matter of fact doesn't want to spend the day with *those people* herself. I told her to take her own car.

[Kingofalldems]

11. Here's a MAGA in all his glory:

[appleannie1943]

14. More asses in that crowd than the average group.