Every year families gather together to celebrate the season, renew connections, and berate each other’s life choices. For decades the traditional feast was a fairly simple and predictable custom.
Then someone went and invented tofurkey.
Now older folks all over the country are confused by gluten-free grandchildren, nephews’ embarrassing body piercings and daughters who no longer celebrate “oppressive” holidays.
Never fear, there is a way to get through these modern meals without disowning anyone.
Here’s how.
This article appears in Nov 18-24, 2009.