Family tension ruins Thanksgiving for 58% of diners, usually when people air grievances at the table. The fix: have everyone say what they're thankful for. It teaches kids gratitude, stops complaints from taking over, and prevents fights.
I saw a list of the problem topics that people will have at their Thanksgiving meal. Number 1: family issues. That was what, like 58% of people were troubled by that. I found that remarkable. It's hard for me to even picture what happens. Somebody raises an issue that he or she has with somebody else in the family at the Thanksgiving table. People— people— that— this is a good example of having to work on happiness. What do you do then at the table? You talk about your lives. You know, so unless that is a source of conflict as well, just talk about— how about this— what are you thankful for? Maybe structured in some ways, a non-spontaneous talking would be helpful. What are you thankful for? Wouldn't that be an interesting time Taker, taker-upper. What are you thankful for? That would be a wonderful thing for the young people at the table to witness as well. People going around the table actually saying what they're thankful for. You know how good that is for kids? Because they're not raised to be thankful. They're raised in a culture of complaint. I don't have this opportunity, I don't have that, the society has it in for me because X or Y or Z.
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