How To Not Be Embarrassed by Your Relatives During the Holidays

With the holiday fast approaching, it is also time for the relatives to show up and ask their litany of embarrassing questions. Everyone knows what I am talking about. I have a huge Italian family. They walk in the door with big hellos, kisses on the cheeks, and then it is time to sit down to what is supposed to be a nice family holiday dinner.

As we sit down to eat, you can hear the laughter from the other end of the block. When everyone starts stuffing his or her face, it becomes a little less noisy. That is when someone in the family starts asking all of the kids (that range between 20 and 35 in the family) personal questions that we just don’t want to be talking about in front of the whole family.

Instead of answering him or her with a cocky remark, I have come up with some humorous answers to take the spotlight off of you and put it back on the person who has the guts to ask you such personal things.

So here are some tips on how to swiftly answer those embarrassing questions that your relatives ask during the holidays.

1. Q: What are you doing with your life after you graduate?
   A: Taking a bath
2. Q: Do you have a job yet?
   A: Do you know of anyone who will give me a job? Where did you look for a job when you graduated?
3. Q: Do you have a girlfriend/boyfriend?
   A: Do you have a daughter/son?
4. Q: When are you getting married?
   A: Are you proposing?
5. Q: When are you two lovebirds going to make me a grandmother?
   A: You are too young to be a grandmother--when you get older.

These answers will be very helpful to you during those lovely family holiday dinners. It will take the embarrassment off of you and put it on the person who had the guts to ask you such personal questions in a public setting.

Happy holidays!

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