Happy Thanksgiving, DU! I'm grateful for this site & all of you, for liberals everywhere, for family I can still talk to
I lost an aunt, the youngest and last of her generation who'd become the family matriarch, three months ago. And as I write this, a cousin, my great-aunt's daughter and my aunt's best friend, is in hospice and could pass at any time.
There are both liberals and Trump supporters in my family. We have, with a couple of exceptions, managed to continue talking to one another anyway - by not discussing politics at all, at least in groups where it turns into choosing sides, two opposing teams.
Those of you who have RW relatives so offensive you can't do that have my sympathies. And if you feel you have to shut them out of your lives, at least until they change, you have my sympathies for that as well.
But I've been finding that with my family, when we can avoid the group arguments, quiet one-on-one talks that are mostly about matters other than politics can make them aware of facts they don't get from RW media and start to shift their opinions and their trust in RW media. So I'm making what political inroads I can, in my shrinking family. And I expect the bad impacts Trump will have on the lives of most of his supporters will also affect them, and I'm willing to be there for them to talk about it when it happens.
And of course that won't stop me from being very blunt about politics elsewhere, sometimes with a lot of expletives.
But not with relatives whose minds are still open, even a little...and not on Thanksgiving, when we're all missing those who are physically missing, and hoping they're all enjoying their family reunion on the other side.
Wishing all of you the best Thanksgiving possible at this stressful time...
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Deepest condolences on. Your aunt's passing.
The holidays sure do make us miss our lost loved ones as we reminesce about years gone by...
Good for you being able to hold your tongue in check around MAGAt relatives.
Haha. Indeed.
My poor parents tried to rear me as a Catholic, but I knew better. As a very young child, I would call out the hypocrisy & was always told, "How dare you question the church?"
To which I always replied, "How dare you not!?!"
And we were off to the races... 
Happy Turkey Day to all DUers!
I'm one of the fortunate ones. I'll be with family and friends, nearly all commiserating Dems and for those who aren't? Well, we've managed to remain civil at the dinner table. No angry outbursts or obnoxious bellowing.
I think we all deserve one day of relative peace this year. Here's hoping we get it!
Happiness comes when we're thankful for what and who we have. May we live in the spirit of Thanksgiving every day.
worries. I hope your holiday was a love-filled one.