Coming from a family with very diverse political views, holiday seasons, especially during election years, can become a very tricky ordeal. We all want to experience the joy and magic of the winter season without wanting to kill or educate one another with our varying political views. With Thanksgiving all finished up, we have successfully completed a trial run for the upcoming holiday season. And my family became very good at avoiding politics (for the first time ever) at the dinner table due to some interesting and very random conversation transitions. So, I suggest finding some safe and somewhat amusing topics similar to the following to keep your family happy and joyous during the holiday season.

1. The most effective way to wash a dead bug off of your car's windshield. (Dawn Soap or dryer sheets, apparently.)

2. The Gilmore Girls long awaited reunion (#teamLogan? #teamJess? #definitelynotteamDean?)

3. Theoretical conversations about the meaning of life.

4. If you had to be a Disney character who would it be?

5. Who has got a new boy/girl friend??? (When in doubt about the conversation climate, you can use them as conversational bait--but, I'd try to be classy and apologize in advanced).

6. What you love about everyone sitting around you (imagine all the brownie points you would get).

7. Why you should not (or should-you are totally partial to your opinion) read the newest "Harry Potter" book (play). ***But be warned, as an avid Harry Potter fan there is no going back once you read it; you cannot un-see what you have tragically decided to read.

8. New TV shows and movies everyone has been keeping up with. I came out with a whole new list of suggestions of what to watch and avoid, and cannot wait to binge watch them over winter break.

9. Crazy college or just general roommates or housemates who do entertaining things and make fascinating life choices.

10. How your dogs are cuter than everyone else's.

11. New Years Resolutions-even though you probably won't achieve everything you plan to do; but props to you if you do.

12. The Weather-it's a classic.

13. Pass around your Pinterest ideas for cute crafts and gift ideas.

14. How to take the perfect selfie. And then you can even start a selfie contest. Or you can even spur into conversations about "millennials, these days."

15. The best brunch places around whose ever house you are at. Because, you can never go wrong with brunch foods.

16. Coffee versus Tea?

17. The Dark Knight Series...because who doesn't love these movies?

18. International current events (not politically related, obviously).

19. Old holiday memories from previous years. (This one can go on for a while, especially if you have older family members that love to talk about things he/she did "when I was your age...").

20. The newest fashion trends.

21. Cute cat/puppy videos are always a good cop out.

22. You can gush about the new people you have met this year.

23. Funny memes that have come out recently. Currently loving all of these Evil Kermit ones.

24. How delicious the food you have been eating is. Speaking of, what is everyone's favorite dishes? Has anyone watched any fun tasty videos of inspiring recipes to try?

25. How to do distracting magic tricks.

26. Finstagrams--are they really fake? Thoughts.