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    Navigating the holidays with family and friends doesn’t need to be difficult

    Mary Gaylord
    December 22, 2022
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    Gaylord is a member of the Living Room Conversations advisory board and executive director of HomeAhead.

    A friend recently asked, “How do you do it? How do you deal with the vast political differences in your family.”

    My family ranges from Trump-voting Republicans to far-left Democrats and most every position in between. How do we coexist? I’d be lying if I said it’s easy ... especially during election years and sensational news events. My politically varied family stays connected, even though the connection is sometimes tenuous, through celebration and tribulation.

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