5 Things To Help You Survive Family Get-Togethers This Holiday Season | The Odyssey Online
Start writing a post
Student Life

5 Things To Help You Survive Family Get-Togethers This Holiday Season

Avoid pesky questions from relatives in 5 easy steps!

14
5 Things To Help You Survive Family Get-Togethers This Holiday Season
Unsplash

If you’re reading this, it means one thing: you survived the family get-togethers of Thanksgiving.

Congratulations! You managed to get through the event that typically includes what seems like a never-ending list of questions about

  1. Your love life (or lack thereof)
  2. Your future plans (or lack thereof)
  3. Your lack of children (don’t even bother with a spouse… get them some grandkids!)
  4. All of the above

Now I, a 21-year-old female, understand the struggles that are family get-togethers—especially when you, yourself don’t even know the answers to why you don’t have a boyfriend and what you want to do with the rest of your life. So I am here to help you, my fellow American, avoid disasters at your next all family shindig: Christmas.

With the purchase of one (or all) of these items, you are sure to avoid any awkward conversation with that distant great aunt you met maybe once seven years ago.

1. The shirt that expresses exactly how you feel

This one is for when you already know the day is going to be a bust... Uncle Bob is coming in from Colorado, and you know for a fact he's going to bring up the 2016 election. There is no hope. Hide while you can. Buy this here.

2. The crewneck that subtweets your dear Great Grandma who always grabs your cheeks

It doesn't matter how old you are... she always goes for the cheeks. Find this gem here.

3. The hat that reinforces the crewneck

Wear these both to multiply your efforts this Christmas.

4. The mug that lets everyone know your priorities

It doesn't matter what time it is; let your relatives understand the mind of millennials by sporting this mug.

5. The shirt that shuts down each and every question before it's asked

This is the last resort—the pièce de résistance, if you will. It doesn't matter who is there or what they could possibly want to know. The shirt has spoken.


There you have it! You can mix and match these things depending on your family event, but any one of these items is guaranteed to stop those pesky questions this coming family celebration.

Good luck.

Report this Content
This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.
Lifestyle

The Great Christmas Movie Debate

"A Christmas Story" is the star on top of the tree.

867
The Great Christmas Movie Debate
Mental Floss

One staple of the Christmas season is sitting around the television watching a Christmas movie with family and friends. But of the seemingly hundreds of movies, which one is the star on the tree? Some share stories of Santa to children ("Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"), others want to spread the Christmas joy to adults ("It's a Wonderful Life"), and a select few are made to get laughs ("Elf"). All good movies, but merely ornaments on the Christmas tree of the best movies. What tops the tree is a movie that bridges the gap between these three movies, and makes it a great watch for anyone who chooses to watch it. Enter the timeless Christmas classic, "A Christmas Story." Created in 1983, this movie holds the tradition of capturing both young and old eyes for 24 straight hours on its Christmas Day marathon. It gets the most coverage out of all holiday movies, but the sheer amount of times it's on television does not make it the greatest. Why is it,
then? A Christmas Story does not try to tell the tale of a Christmas miracle or use Christmas magic to move the story. What it does do though is tell the real story of Christmas. It is relatable and brings out the unmatched excitement of children on Christmas in everyone who watches. Every one becomes a child again when they watch "A Christmas Story."

Keep Reading...Show less
student thinking about finals in library
StableDiffusion

As this semester wraps up, students can’t help but be stressed about finals. After all, our GPAs depends on these grades! What student isn’t worrying about their finals right now? It’s “goodbye social life, hello library” time from now until the end of finals week.

1. Finals are weeks away, I’m sure I’ll be ready for them when they come.

Keep Reading...Show less
Christmas tree
Librarian Lavender

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Christmas is one of my personal favorite holidays because of the Christmas traditions my family upholds generation after generation. After talking to a few of my friends at college, I realized that a lot of them don't really have "Christmas traditions" in their family, and I want to help change that. Here's a list of Christmas traditions that my family does, and anyone can incorporate into their family as well!

Keep Reading...Show less
Student Life

The 5 Phases Of Finals

May the odds be ever in your favor.

2105
Does anybody know how to study
Gurl.com

It’s here; that time of year when college students turn into preschoolers again. We cry for our mothers, eat everything in sight, and whine when we don’t get our way. It’s finals, the dreaded time of the semester when we all realize we should have been paying attention in class instead of literally doing anything else but that. Everyone has to take them, and yes, unfortunately, they are inevitable. But just because they are here and inevitable does not mean they’re peaches and cream and full of rainbows. Surviving them is a must, and the following five phases are a reality for all majors from business to art, nursing to history.

Keep Reading...Show less
Student Life

How To Prepare For The Library: Finals Edition

10 ways to prepare for finals week—beginning with getting to the library.

3332
How To Prepare For The Library: Finals Edition
Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash

It’s that time of year again when college students live at the library all week, cramming for tests that they should have started studying for last month. Preparing to spend all day at the library takes much consideration and planning. Use these tips to help get you through the week while spending an excessive amount of time in a building that no one wants to be in.

Keep Reading...Show less

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments