Thanksgiving can mean the ideal family get together or a day of awkward moments, uncomfortable silences and eruptions of family feuds. Here are Debra Fine's Top 10 Conversation Bombshells:
1. "Are you two ever going to get married?"
2. “I heard Sarah got into Northwestern…why in the world is she going to Michigan State instead?”
3."No, thanks. I gave up drinking after I saw the toll it took on you."
4. “Why did you two leave that beautiful home for this dump?”
5. “I knew your candidate did not stand a chance, what do you have to say for yourself now?”
6. "Aren't you full yet?" or "Why aren't you eating anything?"
7. "Yes, I know you're a parent. But haven't you ever thought about working?"
8. "I see you still can't be bothered with ironing a shirt."
9. "How is it that your son looks just like you and your daughter looks like she could be from a different family?" Other examples include: “Did your son get into Yale?” and “How is the girlfriend?”
10. "Did you cook this yourself, or did you just thaw it out?"
The Fine Art of Small Talk: How to Win Clients, Deliver Great Presentations, and Solve Conflicts at Work 2008 By Debra Fine, Hyperion Books
www.DebraFine.com
Have any of these or other bombshells dropped at your Thanksgiving table? Post your stories as a comment here.
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Hawaii
15 years ago
Not really a conversation... but one year on Thanksgiving my parents decide to give a very valuable family heirloom to me and my husband in front of my brother and his wife, who got no such thing. Very awkward.
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