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Can't we all just get along?
By: Becky
The holidays can be stressful enough, but add personalities to the mix at family gatherings, and things can spiral downward quickly. There's this idea that holiday gatherings with family are supposed to be picture perfect. We'd love for them to be stress-free, joyful occasions, but that's not always reality. Relationships can be complicated, and that's true even for the people we don't see on a regular basis.
Dr. Greg Smalley serves as the vice president of Marriage and Family Formation at Focus on the Family. He is a psychologist, author, husband and father of 4. He's been to his share of family gatherings and shares some of his humorous experiences that hopefully help encourage you as you may face some challenging relationships especially during this busy time of year.