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“ F or the first time , I am considering not joining my family for the holiday weekend ,” Jane admitted to me . “ I don ’ t think that I can subject myself to one more dysfunctional get-together . BUT … we ALWAYS go to the lake ! We ’ re expected to be there , and if we ’ re not , I know I ’ m gonna get an earful .”
BY STACEY MARTINO
I ’ ve heard this story a million times . Family get-togethers can be stressful enough without having to sit through yet another event enduring “ crazy Uncle Bob ’ s ” antics !
Jane ’ s definitely not alone in dreading family get-togethers . What ’ s supposed to be a fun time celebrating and connecting quickly devolves into an apocalyptic shit show as the evening goes on .
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