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Families across the country will be coming together for Thanksgiving this year, a holiday meant to remind people to be grateful for their loved ones. But, it’s also a time of old wounds and debates making the rounds over the dinner table, and after one of the most divisive elections in recent memory some families could see their reunions strained even more than usual. Despite its more optimistic themes, Thanksgiving is seen by many as a time for family fights as much as friendly gatherings. Michele Kerulis, a clinical associate professor at the Family Institute at Northwestern University, gave a few reasons why people can find themselves fighting over the turkey dinner. The holidays are a time of old memories and emotions, she said, but not all of them are heartwarming. Some are “quite the opposite, contentious or angering.” And people who may feel obligated to spend time together during the holidays will have a “shorter fuse,” walking on “pins and needles,” expecting things to go badly. Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, right, in 2024. (AP Photos) The recent election may also cause strife for some families, Kerulis said. “I think politics definitely play a role, especially during election season, and because we most recently had an election that felt, to many people, to be extremely polarizing,” she said. “That polarization exists among a lot of families that I have spoken with.” Generational differences can also spawn conflict. Gen X, Gen Z, Millennials and Baby Boomers grew up during different significant national and world events, changing how they perceive things. She compared 9/11 to the COVID pandemic as the most recent example. “A lot of people don’t understand how and why different generations view current events in such dramatically different ways,” Kerulis said. “It takes ... emotional maturity, to step back and say, ‘I understand that you’ve had different life experiences than I have.’” It’s important to set realistic expectations for the holiday, she said, and take into consideration the family dynamic, which can change depending on who is in the room at any given time. “People need to have an understanding, what do they want out of the holiday?” Kerulis said. “What’s a realistic expectation, and if there tends to be disagreements or drama, if everyone can set ground rules before they get together that could be very helpful.” It may also be worthwhile avoiding the “big three” topics — money, religion and politics — that were once much more taboo to raise. Today with social media, Kerulis said people are much more public with their opinions, political and otherwise. “People want to have more open conversations, to gain an understanding of each other and to try to understand people’s perspective,” she said. But Kerulis argued that since the COVID pandemic, there’s been an uptick in “canceling” people if they didn’t agree with you, and jumping to “major assumptions” based on more mundane actions. “I think it’s important for people to understand that there’s a whole world of gray,” she said. “People have to be willing to listen to other people.” If people are dead set on having those conversations, she advised setting aside a different time and place and, if they’re going to be especially intense, consider involving a counselor. Going into the conversations expecting to change someone’s mind or values is “not fair,” Kerulis said, since “we don’t want people to force values on us and try to change our minds either.” “Everybody wants to feel emotionally safe and everybody wants to feel heard, and we all have different definitions of what that means,” she said. “Keep in mind that when you’re going into the holidays, go in there with grace and know that, yes, there might be a difference of opinion, but this is your family.” Another way to ease contention during the holidays is a simple apology, but getting two people to apologize is anything but simple. Shereen Chaudhry is an assistant professor of behavioral science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She said research shows the conflicts that last involve what she described as “two-sided transgressions,” where both people share some amount of blame. “That’s interesting because what needs to happen for reconciliation is both people making amends,” Chaudhry said. It’s an apology stalemate, as each worries the other person won’t apologize back or unfairly place more blame on them. People often have a self-serving bias, she said, typically assigning less blame on themselves than the other person. Research shows people are much more likely to reply to an apology with their own apology than be the first to go, Chaudhry said. It could be beneficial to take that first step, helping lower the other person’s defenses. It’s important not to open an apology by blaming the other person, though, Chaudhry said. People have a tendency to start by explaining what the other person did wrong, feeling if they can explain they’ll get an apology. It usually doesn’t work. “People reciprocate. If you blame me, I’m going to blame you. If you apologize to me, I’m going to apologize to you,” she said. “What’s interesting is that people don’t seem to do that or realize that.” They are all good things to consider while passing the mashed potatoes and gravy. Faced with such contentions, Kerulis said it comes down to what someone wants their family relationship to be. She feels it is important for families to try to find some middle ground rather than focus on “polarizing talking points.” “I hate to see families separating themselves from each other because of different points of view, or a lack of understanding,” she said. “Be a little more open-minded about how to have insightful conversations with each other, with the spirit of listening and not the spirit of changing somebody’s mind.” That being said, Kerulis acknowledged some families don’t have good relationships to start with, and open-mindedness isn’t going to fix that. 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