Some Like It Scott: Relative Preparation

November 22, 2006

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In blog #3 from our Thanksgiving guest blogger, Scott Rosenzweig at "Some Like It Scott" discusses dealing with family.

Preparing yourself for Thanksgiving is so much more than shopping for those holiday foods, picking which sweaters to pack and trying to get that Prozac prescription refilled. You must prepare yourself emotionally as well as physically.

The trick is that no matter how much you talk to yourself prior to the greeting of guests, (or being a guest) you must remember that line from The Wizard of Oz: “I do believe in spooks, I do believe in spooks!” There’s no stopping the freight train that is coming your way.

You can say, “I don’t know what you’re talking about, I looove the holiday and having my family around me.” But I would say to you, “Yeah, right.” I love my family too and if you ever Google the word, “co-dependent” you’ll find our picture. When you’re forced to be in the same house with one another for an extended period of time there’s no way you’re not going to get on one another’s nerves.

Here’s the deal, start your workout now. I’m talking about getting prepared like you would if you were going on Jeopardy. My family is a small one but if you’ve got a larger family you must prepare yourself for the questions ahead. If you’re out to your family -- there’s one set of answers. If you’re not -- there’s another. Allow me to provide you with some stock answers to shut up any prying relatives and/or a way to finesse (change) topics too explosive to really discuss in mixed company.

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