Posted on 03/13/2010 7:49:35 PM PST by Kfobbs
Family squabbles are almost inevitable. As the warm Washtenaw County weather begins to seep into our lives and the longer winter and soon-to-be spring sunlit days become longer and longer, the family visits and the accompanying ritualistic arguments are just around the corner.
You know what happens. You are going to prepare the kids and the spouse for what seems to be a “we’re-finally-out-of-the-house weekend visit with the first in a rotation of family siblings and their kids or irritating brother-in-law or “know-it-all” sister-in-law.
Been there and seen it before? Well there are a number of ways that this can become a more family-friendly excursion by adjusting your expectations from welcoming the coming horror to...
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