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Advice on Blended/Divorced Family Thanksgivings

from Wicked?, A Terrible Life, & The Golden Age Of Travel | The Tim Dillon Show #472 · #472

4 min

Tim advises people without a real nuclear family to stop pretending and just go to a restaurant for a quick, low-pressure holiday instead of hosting at home.

In this bit6 moments
  • Tim proposes solving family dinner conflicts with feeding tubes, comparing it to CPAP machines for sleep apnea.
  • He's having Thanksgiving at a restaurant with his cousin, aunt, and cousin's wife rather than hosting at home.
  • Going to a restaurant takes pressure off families by removing the pretense of having a traditional family gathering.
  • Many families, including his own, are older childless ex-addicts who meet more like AA meetings than traditional holidays.
  • Tim argues holidays are really for children and shouldn't be forced if you don't have a big happy family.
  • His advice: grab a few people you enjoy and go to a restaurant with a clear start and end time instead of cooking at someone's house.
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