HO, HO, WHOA!

December 01, 2010

The holidays are quickly approaching, and many of us are going to begin shopping, wrapping, baking, caroling … and creating a game plan for seeing the relatives.

Everyone knows what I am talking about; whether from experience or from Hollywood storylines intended to make us laugh out loud. It’s those reoccurring characters; the obnoxious uncle or the cousin who drank a little too much eggnog; that have the ability to bring the spice (and headaches) to the holidays.

This Christmas be prepared for just about anything: even Aunt Jane’s new nose.

• How to Stop Your Relatives From Driving You Crazy : Strategies For Coping With Your "Challenging" Relatives
      By: Denise V. Lang
• The Relatives Came
       By: Cynthia Rylant
• When Difficult Relatives Happen to Good People : Surviving Your Family and Keeping Your Sanity
       By: Leonard Felder
• Dealing With People You Can't Stand : How to Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst
       By: Rick Brinkman
• Awkward Family Photos
       By: Mike Bender
• Ex-etiquette for Holidays and Other Family Celebrations
       By: Jann Blackstone-Ford

Julia N.
Parkville Branch