How many made the break with family this Christmas because of the election?

[Freelancer]

My advice, if you made that break, and feel bad about it now that the Christmas family reunion is over, is to remember that the Trump thing wasn't the only thing. It's just a final big thing.

Best to all in 2017!

[underpants]

1. Not me. They're here for a THIRD night.

The in-laws are Dems. I thought I'd get a break tonight from "entertaining" before I had to go to my folks place (Fox News brainwashed) tomorrow. We are spending one night there. I have a holiday break because of my work but I wasn't expecting to spend more than 1/2 of it either with people in my house or at someone else's.

Thanks for letting me vent.

[VOX]

13. I FEEL your pain, I really do.

It's hard enough to just squeeze in some regenerating alone-time, but this holiday has been rough. By Wednesday I hope the crowd thins a bit here...

Hang in there --

[inanna]

2. The "break" in my family

isn't just because of the election, though it does play a role.

Dad is a die hard Conservative, who likes Trump. And he loves to gloat about how Trump "won".

But we're also Canadian, so though it certainly does matter, emotions are probably not nearly as raw as with our American "cousins" this year.

[teezy]

3. Sounds eerily familiar...

Your family sounds an AWFUL lot like mine...

[inanna]

4. I think I might know you...lol

Welcome to DU!

[treestar]

5. Politics talk not allowed

I think we finally convinced them that it's rude to talk politics at a family function. It was always the right wingers who brought it up.

There are more distant family I unfriended on Facebook and don't plan to talk to or see again, but then I didn't much before. Also unfriended an acquaintance who posted a Rush Limbaugh meme. That person is not going to become a friend.

[sarcasmo]

6. We have the no politics or religion rule with the wife's side of the family, all wingers, the wife

is the black sheep.

[sarah FAILIN]

7. my dad texted my this morning

He said Merry Christmas. That's all I've heard from him since probably August. You're right though. The election was FAR from the only thing. He treated my kids like crap when they were the ones offering to take him to his Dr appointments while he tried to buy my brothers kids. Crappy Trump supporters every one.

Christmas was very peaceful this year.

[pintobean]

8. I don't throw away love

over politics. It's much too precious.

[Arazi]

9. Nope. Never. Warts and all we're family

[teezy]

10. I had no family to "break" from

because the break happened over a month ago. It STARTED because they don't approve of my "over the top" Liberal ideologies. I'm pretty weird for believing in all people being equal under the law... but we're living in a day in age where equality is considered radical. My parents think that's ok as long as you're not Muslim or gay. They're less frigid about people of colour, although it depends on what news is coming out of Detroit. And whether or not they're fired up about immigration, or which politician said the right or wrong thing.

Both are die hard Trump fans. And it's the weirdest thing to me, because both of them are struggling lower middle class people. I find this attraction to soulless capitalism and the "fuck the mooching poor" attitude to be a really frustrating paradox. Being Canadian, they don't mind socialism when it comes to healthcare or tax credits... and one voted for Trudeau and the other wanted the NDP in our last election??!?!?!?!?? But one is about as deep as a puddle when it comes to politics and only really stays "informed" via sensational headlines. The other... is into the FEMA camp conspiracy theory and truly believed that Obama had a plan to round up all the Republicans and send them off to internment camps.

We don't talk politics or religion... well, not by my choice anyway. Because it always ends in disaster.

So it all boiled over last time one of them visited me and decided Thanksgiving dinner would be a great time to talk about Trump and go on a tirade against Muslims. My differing opinion turned into secret meetings about the state of my mental health, and then total abandonment for "continuing to believe the things I do" and for "not honouring my roots." We haven't spoken since.

So I was off the hook way before Christmas. Which is good, because I could not have sat through 2 or 3 days of the smug "Told you so" lectures. I would have been drunk to cope, and then shit would have hit the fan LOL.

[samir.g]

11. No, luckily no fascists in my family

[On the Road]

12. Certainly Not

Breaking a family relationship over an election is a very short-term choice.

[Raine]

14. I would NEVER throw my family away over politics, issues come and go

family was there when I needed them most and I will be there for them too.