Ill go first. My cousins/Uncles/Aunts/Grandmothers etc got together and sat outside of the house at different tables, other tables were setup inside the house. And they all brought food and utensils from home and didnt share any food.
I wasnt there but it's so stupid I am embarrassed.
We just ate like normal people.
my mother and step father were too afraid to leave their basement. no amount of logic can break through.
Underground in solidarity with Biden and his many dead voters.
So you started off with yelling and cursing? Thats what I wouldve done too.
Not for Thanksgiving but my last family gathering the family member comes over and asks the their kids wear masks in my house the entire time unless they were eating chips/snacks or having dinner. So sad.
I love the “actively eating or drinking” mask exception... fucking moronic.
Oh yeah they tried to rope me in with that. I logged in for a second looked at their stupid indoor outdoor potluck Thanksgiving and logged off.
Grocery stores on Wednesday with a single lane open.
Don't feel embarrassed; many of us are dealing with similar situations.
My family Thanksgiving has been mostly canceled since it first came-up in conversation. My brother isn't really speaking to me anyway (we had a disagreement about masks back in July).
I was going to go to my parents' house for a very small gathering but the news reported a "spike" in COVID cases and my parents canceled the gathering yesterday.
I've kind of given-up trying to convince anyone in my family of anything. None of them seem to have any information (outside of what local news tells them) but they're all sure that anything I show them must somehow be wrong despite the fact that they've admitted on several occasions this year that I've called many things right that I had no business knowing (thanks TD).
It's a tough situation. I'm just trying to be there for everyone and I'll be the one to explain to them what's going-on if/when shit ever hits the fan.
wear them down with humor and memes is all i can think to do. Got one guy to turn around completely but mostly the psychos are that way due to personal mental issues that this covid feeds right into.
My family isn't crazy; they're actually very well-adjusted and intelligent.
In my estimation the issue seems to be that they've just not been exposed to the information that we see on this site. All of us are very disagreeable too, so I can't really show them much of what I see here without starting an argument (which prevents me from explaining much).
My mom is definitely a liberal (in the old sense of the word) and while she definitely isn't down with the new left she also doesn't like Trump so she's mostly just disinterested and skeptical of everything (not a terrible outlook in general tbh). My dad has always just disliked everyone in politics (another attitude I can't fault much). His opinion on the things I share is usually something like: "maybe it's true maybe it's not, I don't know. They all deserve what they get." My brothers are just not politically informed at all and only really discuss politics as a pretext to argue with me (typical brotherly behavior).
Thats fair. I think if people really understood where Trump was coming from they would find him so witty and genuine.
AM radio might work on your parents. You bro thats tough, i have the same issue with my Sister. I tried Prager U videos and funny memes but I think she just wants to be in the bubble for social reasons.
My parents don't believe things unless they come from "official" sources. I've gotten them to understand how unreliable many of these sources have become but it hasn't seemed to do much to change the behavior.
I did make some headway on the COVID front today; that Johns Hopkins article really seemed to make them question things. Then my mom noticed on her own that they deleted the link and that seemed to really get the gears turning.
Good for you. THese might help also
https://thedonald.win/p/11QRtbjf3E/lower-than-expected-death-rate-t/
Thanks! That will be useful.